Name: "Candidatus Endomicrobium dinenymphae" Stephens et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: di.ne.nym’phae. N.L. fem. n. Dinenympha, a genus name of flagellated protists; N.L. gen. fem. n. dinenymphae, of Dinenympha, referring to the host genus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-do-mi-KRO-bi-um di-ne-NYM-p^ha͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DS12; DS12TS

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Original publication: Stephens ME, Benjamino J, Graf J, Gage DJ. Simultaneous Single-Cell Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Termite Hindgut Protists Reveals Metabolic and Evolutionary Traits of Their Endosymbionts. mSphere 2022; 7:e0002122. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Preferred name: "Candidatus Endomicrobiellum dinenymphae" (Stephens et al. 2022) Mies and Brune 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Endomicrobiellum dinenymphae" (Stephens et al. 2022) Mies and Brune 2024	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Endomicrobium" Stingl et al. 2005

Assigned by: Stephens ME, Benjamino J, Graf J, Gage DJ. Simultaneous Single-Cell Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Termite Hindgut Protists Reveals Metabolic and Evolutionary Traits of Their Endosymbionts. mSphere 2022; 7:e0002122. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 60657