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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Allobrachymonas chironomi

Name: Allobrachymonas chironomi (Halpern et al. 2009) Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brachymonas chironomi Halpern et al. 2009

Etymology: chi.ro’no.mi. N.L. gen. masc. n. chironomi, of Chironomus, named after the non-biting midge insect of the genus Chironomus (Chironomidae, Diptera) from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-bra-KHY-mo-nas khi-RO-no-mi, feminine

Type strain: AImA4; DSM 19884; LMG 24400

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16S rRNA gene: EU346912 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allobrachymonas gen. nov. and three new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Brachymonas, proposal of Allobosea gen. nov. and 12 new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Bosea and proposal of Alloboseaceae fam. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate family name Boseaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7072. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Brachymonas chironomi Halpern et al. 2009

Parent taxon: Allobrachymonas Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allobrachymonas gen. nov. and three new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Brachymonas, proposal of Allobosea gen. nov. and 12 new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Bosea and proposal of Alloboseaceae fam. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate family name Boseaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7072. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 70780

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