Name: "Brakhagea baltica" Kumar et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bal’ti.ca. M.L. fem. adj. baltica, baltic, referring to its isolation from Fjord Schlei, a part of Baltic Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BAL-ti-ka, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 116586; KCTC 102025; SH449

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Original publication: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. The novel genus Brakhagea gen. nov. is constituted by four planctomycetal species isolated from aquatic environments in Northern Germany. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Brakhagea" Kumar et al. 2026. Publication: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. The novel genus Brakhagea gen. nov. is constituted by four planctomycetal species isolated from aquatic environments in Northern Germany. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: "Brakhagea" Kumar et al. 2026

Assigned by: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. The novel genus Brakhagea gen. nov. is constituted by four planctomycetal species isolated from aquatic environments in Northern Germany. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 71652