×
Subscribe to our newsletter

To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.


Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Desulfoluna limicola"

Name: "Desulfoluna limicola" Watanabe et al. 2022

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, gender: li-MI-ko-la, feminine

Nomenclatural type: A SN36; DSM 111985; JCM 39257

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC726356 Analyse FASTA

Original 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.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/desulfoluna-limicolaLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 30245
This LPSN page was printed on 2025-11-10 07:56:39