Name: Aquirufa novilacunae Pitt et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: no.vi.la.cu’nae. L. masc. adj. novus, new; L. fem. n. lacuna, pond; N.L. gen. fem. n. novilacunae, of a new pond

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwi-RU-fa no-wi-la-KU-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: 2-BAHN-186B; DSM 118143; JCM 37099

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16S rRNA gene: PQ397515 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pitt A, Lienbacher S, Schmidt J, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Wenng H, Oren A, Huber Z, Hahn MW. Biodiversity of strains belonging to the freshwater genus Aquirufa in a riparian forest restoration area in Salzburg, Austria, with a focus on the description of Aquirufa salirivi sp. nov. and Aquirufa novilacunae sp. nov. Int Microbiol 2025; 28:1635-1647. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27379 (N = 12).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aquirufa Pitt et al. 2019

Assigned by: Pitt A, Lienbacher S, Schmidt J, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Wenng H, Oren A, Huber Z, Hahn MW. Biodiversity of strains belonging to the freshwater genus Aquirufa in a riparian forest restoration area in Salzburg, Austria, with a focus on the description of Aquirufa salirivi sp. nov. and Aquirufa novilacunae sp. nov. Int Microbiol 2025; 28:1635-1647. 🇦🇹

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