Name: "Candidatus Mesenetia" corrig. Takano et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Me.se.ne’ti.a. N.L. fem. n. Mesenetia, named after Mesenet, goddess of childbirth in ancient Egyptian mythology

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Meseneti-), me-se-NE-ti-a

Type species: "Candidatus Mesenetia brontispae" corrig. Takano et al. 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Effective publication: Takano SI, Gotoh Y, Hayashi T. "Candidatus Mesenet longicola": Novel Endosymbionts of Brontispa longissima that Induce Cytoplasmic Incompatibility. Microb Ecol 2021; 82:512-522. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

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

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Mesenet" Takano et al. 2021	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Mesenet" Takano et al. 2021. Publication: Takano SI, Gotoh Y, Hayashi T. "Candidatus Mesenet longicola": Novel Endosymbionts of Brontispa longissima that Induce Cytoplasmic Incompatibility. Microb Ecol 2021; 82:512-522. 🇯🇵

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 Mesenetia brontispae" corrig. Takano et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Ehrlichiaceae Moshkovski 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

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: 35350