Name: "Endochlamydia" Schwarzhans et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: En.do.chla.my’di.a. Gr. adv. endon, in/within; N.L. fem. n. Chlamydia, taxonomic name of a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Endochlamydia, referring to the intracellular lifestyle of chlamydiae

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Endochlamydi-), en-do-k^hla-MY-di-a

Type species: "Endochlamydia hydrae" Schwarzhans et al. 2026

Original publication: Schwarzhans A, Boutry J, Tokolyi J, Cyran N, Kunert M, Horn M, Collingro A. Stable association of a chlamydial symbiont with the freshwater predator Hydra suggests broad host potential. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇦🇹

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Endochlamydiaceae" Schwarzhans et al. 2026. Publication: Schwarzhans A, Boutry J, Tokolyi J, Cyran N, Kunert M, Horn M, Collingro A. Stable association of a chlamydial symbiont with the freshwater predator Hydra suggests broad host potential. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇦🇹

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
    "Endochlamydia hydrae" Schwarzhans et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Endochlamydiaceae" Schwarzhans et al. 2026

Assigned by: Schwarzhans A, Boutry J, Tokolyi J, Cyran N, Kunert M, Horn M, Collingro A. Stable association of a chlamydial symbiont with the freshwater predator Hydra suggests broad host potential. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇦🇹

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