Name: "Candidatus Parakkermansia" Dali et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Par.ak.ker.man’si.a. Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. fem. n. Akkermansia, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Parakkermansia, a genus related to but distinct from Akkermansia

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Parakkermansi-), par-ak-ker-MAN-si-a

Type species: "Candidatus Parakkermansia intestinavium" Dali et al. 2026

Original 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: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 The distinct name Neoakkermansia 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: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Parakkermansia intestinavium" Dali et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Parakkermansia intestinigallinarum" Dali et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred 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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Record number: 72826