Genus "Caldiplasma"

Name: "Caldiplasma" Tsukamoto et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Cal.di.plas’ma. L. masc. adj. calidus, hot; Gr. neut. n. plasma, form orentity; N.L. neut. n. Caldiplasma, awall-less archaeon dwelling in hot environments

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Caldiplasmat-), kal-di-PLAS-ma

Type species: "Caldiplasma sukawensis" Tsukamoto et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Tsukamoto Y, Sakai HD, Takano Y, Koga T, Nishihara A, Kawai S, Yoshizawa S, Ohkuma M. Caldiplasma sukawensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Cuniculiplasma thermophilum sp. nov., mesophilic, acidophilic, cell-wall-less, archaea of the order Thermoplasmatales, isolated from extremely acidic hot spring. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 49:126686. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1.
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Caldiplasma sukawensis" Tsukamoto et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Cuniculiplasmataceae Golyshina et al. 2016

Assigned by: Tsukamoto Y, Sakai HD, Takano Y, Koga T, Nishihara A, Kawai S, Yoshizawa S, Ohkuma M. Caldiplasma sukawensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Cuniculiplasma thermophilum sp. nov., mesophilic, acidophilic, cell-wall-less, archaea of the order Thermoplasmatales, isolated from extremely acidic hot spring. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 49:126686. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 69657