Name: Porcipelethomonas Hitch et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Por.ci.pe.le.tho’mo.nas. L. masc. n. porcus, a piglet; Gr. masc. n. pelethos, dung; L. fem. n. monas, a monad; N.L. fem. n. Porcipelethomonas, a microbe frequently occurring in the faeces of pigs
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Porcipelethomonad-), por-ki-pe-le-THO-mo-nas
Type species: Porcipelethomonas ammoniilytica Hitch et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Porcipelethomonas ammoniilytica Hitch et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (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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