Name: Crateriforma conspicua Peeters et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.spi’cu.a. L. fem. adj. conspicua, visible, clearly seen, corresponding to the clearly visible crateriform structures of the cells

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kon-SPI-ku-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 100706; LMG 29792; Mal65; Malle65; synonym Malle65

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK559980 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Peeters SH, Wiegand S, Kallscheuer N, Jogler M, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rast P, Boedeker C, Rohde M, Jogler C. Three marine strains constitute the novel genus and species Crateriforma conspicua in the phylum Planctomycetes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1797-1809. 🇩🇪

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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Crateriforma Peeters et al. 2021. Publication: Peeters SH, Wiegand S, Kallscheuer N, Jogler M, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rast P, Boedeker C, Rohde M, Jogler C. Three marine strains constitute the novel genus and species Crateriforma conspicua in the phylum Planctomycetes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1797-1809. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Crateriforma Peeters et al. 2021

Assigned by: Peeters SH, Wiegand S, Kallscheuer N, Jogler M, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rast P, Boedeker C, Rohde M, Jogler C. Three marine strains constitute the novel genus and species Crateriforma conspicua in the phylum Planctomycetes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1797-1809. 🇩🇪

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