Genus Geochorda

Name: Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ge.o.chor’da. Gr. fem. n. gê, the Earth; L. fem. n. chorda, chord, string; N.L. fem. n. Geochorda, Earth string

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Geochord-), ge-o-K^HOR-da

Type species: Geochorda subterranea Karnachuk et al. 2025

Effective publication: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Geochordaceae Karnachuk et al. 2025. Publication: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0. 🇷🇺
  • 🧕 Karnachuk et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Geochordaceae Karnachuk et al. 2025. Publication: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0. 🇷🇺
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026. Publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: VKM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Geochorda Cham. and Schltdl. (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Geochorda Cham. and Schltdl. 1828 (Plantaginaceae). — Kostovski M. Personal communication, 2025-12-27.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
    Geochorda subterranea Karnachuk et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Allogeochordaceae Kostovski and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

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