Name: Neoakkermansia Dali et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ne.o.ak.ker.man’si.a. Gr. masc. adj. neos, new (may keep -o); N.L. fem. n. Akkermansia, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Neoakkermansia, the new Akkermansia

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neoakkermansi-), ne-o-ak-ker-MAN-si-a

Type species: Neoakkermansia glycaniphila (Ouwerkerk et al. 2016) Dali et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dali H, Sbissi I, Hamra R, Bouzidi T, ElMay H, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Phylogenomic and genome-relatedness analyses resolve genus and family boundaries within the family Verrucomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7231. 🇹🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004. Publication: Ouwerkerk JP, Aalvink S, Belzer C, de Vos WM. Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4614-4620. 🇳🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; CIP: 1.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Parakkermansia from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

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
    Neoakkermansia glycaniphila (Ouwerkerk et al. 2016) Dali et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Verrucomicrobiaceae Ward-Rainey et al. 1996

Assigned by: Dali H, Sbissi I, Hamra R, Bouzidi T, ElMay H, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Phylogenomic and genome-relatedness analyses resolve genus and family boundaries within the family Verrucomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7231. 🇹🇳

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