Name: Anatilimnocola floriformis Kulichevskaya et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: flo.ri.for’mis. L. masc. n. flos, a flower; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, shape; N.L. fem. adj. floriformis, referring to the characteristic of the cells to form flower-shaped aggregates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-na-ti-lim-NO-ko-la flo-ri-FOR-mis, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 92369; PX40; UQM 41463; VKM B-3621

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16S rRNA gene: OP020302 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kulichevskaya IS, Ivanova AA, Suzina NE, Sinninghe Damste JS, Dedysh SN. Anatilimnocola floriformis sp. nov., a novel member of the family Pirellulaceae from a boreal lake, and emended description of the genus Anatilimnocola. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:1253-1264. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19849 (N = 5).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Anatilimnocola Kallscheuer et al. 2022

Assigned by: Kulichevskaya IS, Ivanova AA, Suzina NE, Sinninghe Damste JS, Dedysh SN. Anatilimnocola floriformis sp. nov., a novel member of the family Pirellulaceae from a boreal lake, and emended description of the genus Anatilimnocola. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:1253-1264. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 38798