Genus "Candidatus Geosyntrophus"

Name: "Candidatus Geosyntrophus" Jovicic et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: Ge.o.syn’tro.phus. N.L. masc. n. Syntrophus, type genus of the order; N.L. masc. n. Geosyntrophus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Geosyntroph-), ge-o-SYN-tro-p^hus

Type species: "Candidatus Geosyntrophus acetoxidans" Jovicic et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Jovicic D, Anestis K, Fiutowski J, Jorgensen BB, Kjeldsen KU, Rotaru AE. Genome-centric metagenomics reveals electroactive syntrophs in a conductive particle-dependent consortium from coastal sediments. Nat Commun 2026; 17:0. 🇩🇰

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Jovicic et al. (2026) assigned this genus to the family "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Jovicic D, Anestis K, Fiutowski J, Jorgensen BB, Kjeldsen KU, Rotaru AE. Genome-centric metagenomics reveals electroactive syntrophs in a conductive particle-dependent consortium from coastal sediments. Nat Commun 2026; 17:0. 🇩🇰
  • 🤦 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
    "Candidatus Geosyntrophus acetoxidans" Jovicic et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Geobacteraceae Holmes et al. 2004

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: 71514