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Genus Tongtianella
Name: Tongtianella Luo et al. 2026
Etymology: Tong.tia.nel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Tongtianella, an organism from the Tongtian River, the mainstream section of the Yangtze River in the Yushu Prefecture on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Tongtianell-), ton͡g-tia-NEL-la
Type species: Tongtianella jiaweipingae Luo et al. 2026
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Luo W, Tao Y, Zhou J, Zhang G, Chen M, Liu Y, Pu J, Zheng H, Yang J, Xu J. Tongtianella jiaweipingae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Schaalia zhouxuedongae sp. nov., two new members of the family Actinomycetaceae, isolated from the respiratory tract of Marmota himalayana in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7142. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tongtianella jiaweipingae Luo et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Luo W, Tao Y, Zhou J, Zhang G, Chen M, Liu Y, Pu J, Zheng H, Yang J, Xu J. Tongtianella jiaweipingae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Schaalia zhouxuedongae sp. nov., two new members of the family Actinomycetaceae, isolated from the respiratory tract of Marmota himalayana in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7142. 🇨🇳
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