Name: Chitinirhabdus Yang et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Chi.ti.ni.rhab’dus. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, a rod; N.L. fem. n. Chitinirhabdus, a rod that degrades chitin

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Chitinirhabd-), k^hi-ti-ni-R^HAB-dus

Type species: Chitinirhabdus sediminis Yang et al. 2026

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yang L, Xu Y, Ren N, Wang Z, Xu X, Pan L, Yang D. Chitinirhabdus sediminis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel chitin-degrading bacterium of family Chitinibacteraceae isolated from the mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7035. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; JCM: 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
    Chitinirhabdus sediminis Yang et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Chitinibacteraceae Chen et al. 2022

Assigned by: Yang L, Xu Y, Ren N, Wang Z, Xu X, Pan L, Yang D. Chitinirhabdus sediminis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel chitin-degrading bacterium of family Chitinibacteraceae isolated from the mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7035. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 70730