Name: Desulfoluna limicola Watanabe et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. limus, mud; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; L. masc./fem. n. limicola, mud-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-MI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: A SN36; DSM 111985; JCM 39257

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC726356 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Watanabe M, Takahashi A, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfoluna limicola sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediment of a brackish lake. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:640. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.

Parent taxon: Desulfoluna Suzuki et al. 2008

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Takahashi A, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfoluna limicola sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediment of a brackish lake. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:640. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 70424