Name: "Candidatus Anisomitus" Kiran et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: An.i.so’mi.tus. Gr. masc./fem. adj. anisos, uneven; Gr. masc. n. mitos, thread; N.L. masc. n. Anisomitus, referring to uneven filamentous form

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Anisomit-), an-i-SO-mi-tus

Type species: "Candidatus Anisomitus miae" Kiran et al. 2026

Original publication: Kiran S, Cruz AR, Daniau A, Ma B, Marbouty M, Pipoli Da Fonseca J, Legrand A, Baudry L, Cokelaer T, Bensussan M, et al. Segmented filamentous bacteria are worldwide human gut commensals. Nat Commun 2026; 0:0. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kiran S, Cruz AR, Daniau A, Ma B, Marbouty M, Pipoli Da Fonseca J, Legrand A, Baudry L, Cokelaer T, Bensussan M, et al. Segmented filamentous bacteria are worldwide human gut commensals. Nat Commun 2026; 0:0. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 71168

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