Name: Terracidiphilus García-Fraile et al. 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Terr.a.ci.di’phi.lus. L. fem. n. terra, earth; L. masc. adj. acidus, sour, acid; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. n. Terracidiphilus, bacteria from soil-loving acid conditions

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Terracidiphil-), terr-a-ki-DI-p^hi-lus

Type species: Terracidiphilus gabretensis García-Fraile et al. 2016

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garcia-Fraile P, Benada O, Cajthaml T, Baldrian P, Llado S. Terracidiphilus gabretensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an Abundant and Active Forest Soil Acidobacterium Important in Organic Matter Transformation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:560-569. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

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 Occallatibacter Foesel et al. 2016. Publication: Huber KJ, Papendorf J, Pilke C, Busing P, Bunk B, Sproer C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Rohde M, et al. Occallatibacter bavaricus sp. nov., a new representative of the Acidobacteriota isolated from fen soils, reclassification of Terracidiphilus gabretensis as Occallatibacter gabretensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Occallatibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7086. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; CECT: 1.

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
    Terracidiphilus gabretensis García-Fraile et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Acidobacteriaceae Thrash and Coates 2012

Assigned by: Garcia-Fraile P, Benada O, Cajthaml T, Baldrian P, Llado S. Terracidiphilus gabretensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an Abundant and Active Forest Soil Acidobacterium Important in Organic Matter Transformation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:560-569. 🇨🇿

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