Name: "Candidatus Telestobacter" Taylor et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Te.les.to.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Telestobacter

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Telestobacter-), te-les-to-BAK-ter

Type species: "Candidatus Telestobacter tawharanui" Taylor et al. 2021

Original publication: Taylor JA, Palladino G, Wemheuer B, Steinert G, Sipkema D, Williams TJ, Thomas T. Phylogeny resolved, metabolism revealed: functional radiation within a widespread and divergent clade of sponge symbionts. ISME J 2021; 15:503-519. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

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: 1

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Persebacteraceae" Taylor et al. 2021

Assigned by: Taylor JA, Palladino G, Wemheuer B, Steinert G, Sipkema D, Williams TJ, Thomas T. Phylogeny resolved, metabolism revealed: functional radiation within a widespread and divergent clade of sponge symbionts. ISME J 2021; 15:503-519. 🇦🇺

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/telestobacterLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 35976
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-03-07 12:12:56