Name: Actinospongicola halichondriae Huang et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.li.chon’dri.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. halichondriae, of the sponge genus Halichondria

Type strain: DSM 114536; Hal317; LMG 32795

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16S rRNA gene: MT406698 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huang J, Wiese J, Steiner LX, Rahn T, Borchert E, Hentschel U. Genomic characterisation of Actinospongicola halichondriae gen. nov., sp. nov., the first sponge-derived cultivated representative of a new genus within the class Acidimicrobiia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:113. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinospongiicola halichondriae corrig. Huang et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Actinospongicola Huang et al. 2026. Publication: Huang J, Wiese J, Steiner LX, Rahn T, Borchert E, Hentschel U. Genomic characterisation of Actinospongicola halichondriae gen. nov., sp. nov., the first sponge-derived cultivated representative of a new genus within the class Acidimicrobiia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:113. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.

Parent taxon: Actinospongicola Huang et al. 2026

Assigned by: Huang J, Wiese J, Steiner LX, Rahn T, Borchert E, Hentschel U. Genomic characterisation of Actinospongicola halichondriae gen. nov., sp. nov., the first sponge-derived cultivated representative of a new genus within the class Acidimicrobiia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:113. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 70465