Genus "Candidatus Defluviilinea"

Name: "Candidatus Defluviilinea" Petriglieri et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: De.flu.vi.i.li’ne.a. L. neut. n. defluvium, sewage; L. fem. n. linea, line, filament; N.L. fem. n. Defluviilinea, filamentous bacteria found in sewage

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Defluviiline-), de-flu-wi-i-LI-ne-a

Type species: "Candidatus Defluviilinea gracilis" Petriglieri et al. 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Original publication: Petriglieri F, Kondrotaite Z, Singleton C, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MKD, Nielsen PH. A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems 2023; 8:e0066723. 🇩🇰

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Petriglieri et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family "Candidatus Villigracilaceae" Petriglieri et al. 2023. Publication: Petriglieri F, Kondrotaite Z, Singleton C, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MKD, Nielsen PH. A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems 2023; 8:e0066723. 🇩🇰
  • 🤦 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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Defluviilinea gracilis" Petriglieri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Defluviilinea proxima" Petriglieri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Anaerolineaceae Yamada et al. 2006

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 65926