Name: Caldimonas caldifontis (Dong et al. 2014) Liu et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Zhizhongheella caldifontis Dong et al. 2014

Etymology: cal.di.fon’tis. L. masc. adj. caldus, hot; L. masc. n. fons, a spring (gen. fontis); N.L. gen. masc. n. caldifontis, of a hot spring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kal-di-FON-tis, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80649; JCM 19651; KCTC 32557; YIM 78140

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF771277 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Zhizhongheella caldifontis Dong et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002

Assigned by: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 36217