Name: Aeromonas cavernicola Martínez-Murcia et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver.ni’co.la. L. fem. n. caverna (gen. cavernae), cavern, grotto; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. cavernicola, cavern dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-RO-mo-nas ka-wer-NI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7641; CECT 7862; DSM 24474; MDC 2508

16S rRNA gene: HQ436040 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Martinez-Murcia A, Beaz-Hidalgo R, Svec P, Saavedra MJ, Figueras MJ, Sedlacek I. Aeromonas cavernicola sp. nov., isolated from fresh water of a brook in a cavern. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:197-204. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Aeromonas Stanier 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Martinez-Murcia A, Beaz-Hidalgo R, Svec P, Saavedra MJ, Figueras MJ, Sedlacek I. Aeromonas cavernicola sp. nov., isolated from fresh water of a brook in a cavern. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:197-204. 🇪🇸

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