Name: "Terrisphaera" Yoon et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ter.ri.sphae’ra. L. fem. n. terra, earth, soil; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. Terrisphaera, a round organism from soil

Gender: feminine (stem: Terrisphaer-)

Type species: "Terrisphaera buseokensis" Yoon et al. 2026

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Yoon J, Lee SR, Park S. Phylogenomic and phenotypic investigations of Terrisphaera buseokensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a verrucomicrobium isolated from riverside soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2026; 119:0. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: Opitutaceae Choo et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yoon J, Lee SR, Park S. Phylogenomic and phenotypic investigations of Terrisphaera buseokensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a verrucomicrobium isolated from riverside soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2026; 119:0. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 72034

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