Name: Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.ge.o.chor’da. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; N.L. fem. n. Geochorda, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Allogeochorda, another Geochorda

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Allogeochord-), al-lo-ge-o-K^HOR-da

Type species: Allogeochorda subterranea (Karnachuk et al. 2025) Kostovski and Oren 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Allogeochordaceae Kostovski and Oren 2026. Publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025. Publication: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0. 🇷🇺
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; VKM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Allogeochorda subterranea (Karnachuk et al. 2025) Kostovski and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Allogeochordaceae Kostovski and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 72559