Name: Friedmanniella antarctica Schumann et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, isolated from Antarctica

Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: AA-1042; DSM 11053; IFO 16127; JCM 11651; KACC 14501; NBRC 16127

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16S rRNA gene: Z78206 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schumann P, Prauser H, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E, Hirsch P. Friedmanniella antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing actinomycete from Antarctic sandstone. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:278-283.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microlunatus antarcticus (Schumann et al. 1997) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microlunatus antarcticus (Schumann et al. 1997) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997. Publication: Schumann P, Prauser H, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E, Hirsch P. Friedmanniella antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing actinomycete from Antarctic sandstone. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:278-283.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Friedmanniella antarctica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Friedmanniella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997

Assigned by: Schumann P, Prauser H, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E, Hirsch P. Friedmanniella antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing actinomycete from Antarctic sandstone. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:278-283.

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