Name: "Candidatus Magnispira" corrig. Snaidr et al. 1999

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ma.gni.spi’ra. L. masc. adj. magnus, big; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a spiral, coil; N.L. fem. n. Magnispira, a large coil

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Magnispir-), ma-n͡gni-SPI-ra

Type species: "Candidatus Magnispira bakii" corrig. Snaidr et al. 1999

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Snaidr J, Fuchs B, Wallner G, Wagner M, Schleifer KH, Amann R. Phylogeny and in situ identification of a morphologically conspicuous bacterium, Candidatus Magnospira bakii, present at very low frequency in activated sludge. Environ Microbiol 1999; 1:125-135. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Magnospira" Snaidr et al. 1999	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Snaidr et al. (1999) assigned this genus to the phylum "Bacteroidetes". Publication: Snaidr J, Fuchs B, Wallner G, Wagner M, Schleifer KH, Amann R. Phylogeny and in situ identification of a morphologically conspicuous bacterium, Candidatus Magnospira bakii, present at very low frequency in activated sludge. Environ Microbiol 1999; 1:125-135. 🇩🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Magnospira" Snaidr et al. 1999. Publication: Snaidr J, Fuchs B, Wallner G, Wagner M, Schleifer KH, Amann R. Phylogeny and in situ identification of a morphologically conspicuous bacterium, Candidatus Magnospira bakii, present at very low frequency in activated sludge. Environ Microbiol 1999; 1:125-135. 🇩🇪

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 Magnispira bakii" corrig. Snaidr et al. 1999	not validly published	pro-correct name

Parent taxon: [Bacteroidota, not assigned to family]

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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