Name: Allostigmatella erecta (Schroeter 1886) Kostovski and Oren 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Cystobacter erectus" Schroeter 1886

Etymology: e.rec’ta. L. fem. part. adj. erecta, erected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-stig-ma-TEL-la e-REK-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25191; DSM 16858; M 26

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ970180 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Cystobacter erectus" Schroeter 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Stigmatella erecta (Schroeter 1886) McCurdy 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25996 (N = 1).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-25.

Parent taxon: Allostigmatella Kostovski and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/allostigmatella-erectaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 72570