Species Cavicella subterranea

Name: Cavicella subterranea França et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. subterranea, below the terrestrial ground, referring to the origin of the inoculum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-wi-KEL-la sub-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8582; LMG 28332; W2.09-231

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16S rRNA gene: JX458449 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Franca L, Albuquerque L, da Costa MS. Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3812-3817. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cavicella França et al. 2015. Publication: Franca L, Albuquerque L, da Costa MS. Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3812-3817. 🇵🇹
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cavicella França et al. 2015

Assigned by: Franca L, Albuquerque L, da Costa MS. Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3812-3817. 🇵🇹

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