Name: Indolivaga Takahashi et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: In.do.li’va.ga. N.L. neut. n. indolum, indole; L. masc. adj. vagus, wandering, roaming, unfixed; N.L. fem. n. Indolivaga, an organism wandering away from indole, implying it does not participate in indole production

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Indolivag-), in-do-LI-wa-ga

Type species: Indolivaga capnocytophagoides (Hofstad et al. 2000) Takahashi et al. 2026

Valid publication: Takahashi K, Hisatomi A, Mori K, Yuki M, Noda S, Hongoh Y, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Reclassification of the genus Dysgonomonas and description of Dysgonomonas reticulitermitis sp. nov. and Viscerimonas tarda gen. nov., sp. nov. from the gut of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7031. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000. Publication: Hofstad T, Olsen I, Eribe ER, Falsen E, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Dysgonomonas gen. nov. to accommodate Dysgonomonas gadei sp. nov., an organism isolated from a human gall bladder, and Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides (formerly CDC group DF-3). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2189-2195. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Indolivaga is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12352 (N = 9).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; DSM: 3; HUT: 1; CCUG: 1; CIP: 1; LMG: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Indolivaga alginatilytica (Kita et al. 2015) Takahashi et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Indolivaga capnocytophagoides (Hofstad et al. 2000) Takahashi et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Indolivaga macrotermitis (Yang et al. 2014) Takahashi et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Dysgonomonadaceae García-López et al. 2020

Assigned by: Takahashi K, Hisatomi A, Mori K, Yuki M, Noda S, Hongoh Y, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Reclassification of the genus Dysgonomonas and description of Dysgonomonas reticulitermitis sp. nov. and Viscerimonas tarda gen. nov., sp. nov. from the gut of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7031. 🇯🇵

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