Name: Formicincola oecophyllae Chua et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: oe.co.phyl’lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. oecophyllae, of the weaver ant genus Oecophylla

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: for-mik-IN-ko-la o͡e-ko-P^HYL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 106908; F3b2; KCTC 62951; LMG 30590; NBRC 113640

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16S rRNA gene: MG757893 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chua KO, Liew YJM, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Formicincola oecophyllae gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the family Acetobacteraceae isolated from the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:995-1007. 🇲🇾

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Formicincola Chua et al. 2024. Publication: Chua KO, Liew YJM, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Formicincola oecophyllae gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the family Acetobacteraceae isolated from the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:995-1007. 🇲🇾
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Formicincola Chua et al. 2024

Assigned by: Chua KO, Liew YJM, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Formicincola oecophyllae gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the family Acetobacteraceae isolated from the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:995-1007. 🇲🇾

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