Name: Blastopirellula retiformator Kallscheuer et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: re.ti.for.ma’tor. L. neut. n. rete, a net; L. masc. n. formator, a shaper, creator; N.L. masc. n. retiformator, corresponding to the characteristic fibre- and extracellular matrix-mediated formation of visible flake-like structures (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-pi-REL-lu-la re-ti-for-MA-tor, feminine

Type strain: also designated Enrichment 8; DSM 100415; Enr8; Enrichment 8; LMG 29081

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16S rRNA gene: MK554541 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kallscheuer N, Wiegand S, Heuer A, Rensink S, Boersma AS, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Peeters SH, Rast P, Jetten MSM, et al. Blastopirellula retiformator sp. nov. isolated from the shallow-sea hydrothermal vent system close to Panarea Island. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1811-1822. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Blastopirellula Schlesner et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kallscheuer N, Wiegand S, Heuer A, Rensink S, Boersma AS, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Peeters SH, Rast P, Jetten MSM, et al. Blastopirellula retiformator sp. nov. isolated from the shallow-sea hydrothermal vent system close to Panarea Island. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1811-1822. 🇩🇪

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