Genus Neohoeflea

Name: Neohoeflea Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ne.o.hoe’fle.a. Gr. masc. adj. neos, new; N.L. fem. n. Hoeflea, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Neohoeflea, the new Hoeflea

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neohoefle-), ne-o-HO͡E-fle-a

Type species: Neohoeflea coraliihabitans (Yu et al. 2024) Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026

Valid publication: Naranjo-Robayo N, Harrison TL, Esme O, Menendez E, Kuzmanovic N, Peix A, Young JPW, diCenzo GC. Updated taxonomy of the family Rhizobiaceae with proposals for 8 novel genera and 32 novel combinations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7131. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudohoeflea Hyeon et al. 2017

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudohoeflea Hyeon et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pseudohoeflea Hyeon et al. 2017. Publication: Yu SY, Lu XJ, Zhang MJ, Luan SJ, Huang Y, Zheng WS. Pseudohoeflea coraliihabitans sp. nov., a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-producing, halotolerant bacterium isolated from coral sediment in the Dapeng peninsula (Guangdong, China). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6453. 🇨🇳
- ❗ Neohoeflea is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00863 (N = 32).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
Neohoeflea coraliihabitans (Yu et al. 2024) Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Rhizobiaceae Conn 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Naranjo-Robayo N, Harrison TL, Esme O, Menendez E, Kuzmanovic N, Peix A, Young JPW, diCenzo GC. Updated taxonomy of the family Rhizobiaceae with proposals for 8 novel genera and 32 novel combinations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7131. 🇨🇦

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