Name: Aquisphaera insulae Kumar et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’su.lae. L. fem. n. insula, island; L. gen. fem. n. insulae, from an island, referring to the isolation of the type strain from floating island of Loktak lake, Manipur, India

Pronunciation, gender: IN-su-la͡e, feminine

Type strain: JC669; KCTC 72672; NBRC 114306

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Effective publication: Kumar G, Lhingjakim KL, Uppada J, Ahamad S, Kumar D, Kashif GM, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Aquisphaera insulae sp. nov., a new member in the family Isosphaeraceae, isolated from the floating island of Loktak lake and emended description of the genus Aquisphaera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1465-1477.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aquisphaera Bondoso et al. 2011

Assigned by: Kumar G, Lhingjakim KL, Uppada J, Ahamad S, Kumar D, Kashif GM, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Aquisphaera insulae sp. nov., a new member in the family Isosphaeraceae, isolated from the floating island of Loktak lake and emended description of the genus Aquisphaera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1465-1477.

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Record number: 39672