Name: "Koromonas" Itoh et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ko.ro’mo.nas. Gr. fem. n. Korê, a name for the Earth goddess Persephone; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Koromonas, a monad from the earth

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Koromonad-), ko-RO-mo-nas

Type species: "Koromonas soli" Itoh et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Koromonadaceae" Itoh et al. 2026. Publication: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; JCM: 2.

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
    "Koromonas humicola" Itoh et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    "Koromonas soli" Itoh et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Koromonadaceae" Itoh et al. 2026

Assigned by: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵

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