Name: Natronomicrosphaera Sorokin et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Na.tro.no.mi.cro.sphae’ra. N.L. neut. n. natron, arbitrarily derived from the Arabic natrun or natron, soda; Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. Natronomicrosphaera, soda-loving small coccus

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Natronomicrosphaer-), na-tro-no-mi-kro-SP^HA͡E-ra

Type species: Natronomicrosphaera hydrolytica Sorokin et al. 2025

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorokin DY, Merkel AY, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Sinninghe Damste JS, Marturano L, Messina E, La Cono V, Yakimov MM. Natronomicrosphaera hydrolytica, gen. nov., sp. nov., a first representative of the phylum Planctomycetota from soda lakes. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126608.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: UQM: 1; DSM: 1.

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Natronomicrosphaera hydrolytica Sorokin et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Phycisphaeraceae Fukunaga et al. 2010

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Merkel AY, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Sinninghe Damste JS, Marturano L, Messina E, La Cono V, Yakimov MM. Natronomicrosphaera hydrolytica, gen. nov., sp. nov., a first representative of the phylum Planctomycetota from soda lakes. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126608.

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