Name: Terricaulis Vieira et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ter.ri.cau’lis. L. fem. n. terra, earth; L. masc. n. caulis, stalk, referring to prosthecae; N.L. masc. n. Terricaulis, stalked organism isolated from soil

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Terricaul-), ter-ri-KA͡U-lis

Type species: Terricaulis silvestris Vieira et al. 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vieira S, Pascual J, Boedeker C, Geppert A, Riedel T, Rohde M, Overmann J. Terricaulis silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel prosthecate, budding member of the family Caulobacteraceae isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4966-4977. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Hallgren et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family "Aquidulcibacteraceae" Hallgren et al. 2025. Publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2025; 16:11003. 🇸🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Vitreimonas Asem et al. 2020. Publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2025; 16:11003. 🇸🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 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
    Terricaulis silvestris Vieira et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Caulobacteraceae Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vieira S, Pascual J, Boedeker C, Geppert A, Riedel T, Rohde M, Overmann J. Terricaulis silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel prosthecate, budding member of the family Caulobacteraceae isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4966-4977. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 11832