Name: "Aquirufa novilacunae" Pitt et al. 2025

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, gender: no-wi-la-KU-na͡e, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 2-BAHN-186B; DSM 118143; JCM 37099

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Original 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.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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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Record number: 62226