Name: Caldifarcimen microaerophilum Mori et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.cro.a.e.ro’phi.lum. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; N.L. neut. adj. microaerophilum, loving low air condition

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kal-di-far-KI-men mi-kro-a-e-RO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 81450; NBRC 116057; sy37

16S rRNA gene: LC925498 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mori K, Hidaka K, Tamazawa S, Hosoyama A, Tamaki H, Kakegawa T, Hanada S. Caldifarcimen microaerophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium of a novel bacterial phylum, Caldifarciminota phyl. nov., formerly called candidate phylum WOR-3, description of Caldifarciminaceae fam. nov., Caldifarciminales ord. nov. and Caldifarciminia classis nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7229. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caldifarcimen Mori et al. 2026. Publication: Mori K, Hidaka K, Tamazawa S, Hosoyama A, Tamaki H, Kakegawa T, Hanada S. Caldifarcimen microaerophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium of a novel bacterial phylum, Caldifarciminota phyl. nov., formerly called candidate phylum WOR-3, description of Caldifarciminaceae fam. nov., Caldifarciminales ord. nov. and Caldifarciminia classis nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7229. 🇯🇵
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-07-09.

Parent taxon: Caldifarcimen Mori et al. 2026

Assigned by: Mori K, Hidaka K, Tamazawa S, Hosoyama A, Tamaki H, Kakegawa T, Hanada S. Caldifarcimen microaerophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium of a novel bacterial phylum, Caldifarciminota phyl. nov., formerly called candidate phylum WOR-3, description of Caldifarciminaceae fam. nov., Caldifarciminales ord. nov. and Caldifarciminia classis nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7229. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 72806