Genus Leucogemmata

Name: Leucogemmata Suzuki et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Leu.co.gem.ma’ta. Gr. masc. adj. leukos, white; L. masc. perf. part. gemmatus, budded; N.L. fem. n. Leucogemmata, a white budded organism

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Leucogemmat-), le͡u-ko-gem-MA-ta

Type species: Leucogemmata humicola Suzuki et al. 2026

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Suzuki R, Shimomura Y, Iwashita T, Meng XY, Mori K, Enomoto A, Kato S, Nakashimada Y, Tashiro K, Tamaki H, et al. Leucogemmata humicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an oligotrophic bacterium of the under-represented phylum Gemmatimonadota isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7204. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Gemmatimonadaceae Zhang et al. 2003

Assigned by: Suzuki R, Shimomura Y, Iwashita T, Meng XY, Mori K, Enomoto A, Kato S, Nakashimada Y, Tashiro K, Tamaki H, et al. Leucogemmata humicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an oligotrophic bacterium of the under-represented phylum Gemmatimonadota isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7204. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 72803

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