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Genus Tundrisphaera
Name: Tundrisphaera Kulichevskaya et al. 2017
Etymology: Tun.dri.sphae’ra. N.L. fem. n. tundra, tundra, a cold treeless region; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a ball, globe sphere; N.L. fem. n. Tundrisphaera, a spherical cell from tundra
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Tundrisphaer-), tun-dri-SPHA͡E-ra
Type species: Tundrisphaera lichenicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kulichevskaya IS, Ivanova AA, Detkova EN, Rijpstra WIC, Sinninghe Damste JS, Dedysh SN. Tundrisphaera lichenicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant representative of the family Isosphaeraceae from lichen-dominated tundra soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3583-3589. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JMRC: 1; LMG: 1; CECT: 1; VKM: 1.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tundrisphaera lichenicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Tundrisphaera macrotermitis" Kallscheuer et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Isosphaeraceae Kulichevskaya et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Kulichevskaya IS, Ivanova AA, Detkova EN, Rijpstra WIC, Sinninghe Damste JS, Dedysh SN. Tundrisphaera lichenicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant representative of the family Isosphaeraceae from lichen-dominated tundra soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3583-3589. 🇷🇺
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Record number: 519253
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