Name: Friedmanniella capsulata Maszenan et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cap.su.la’ta. N.L. fem. adj. capsulata, capsulated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ACM 5120; Ben 108; CCUG 43143; DSM 12936; JCM 13522; KACC 14261

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF084529 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Maszenan AM, Seviour RJ, Patel BK, Schumann P, Burghardt J, Webb RI, Soddell JA, Rees GN. Friedmanniella spumicola sp. nov. and Friedmanniella capsulata sp. nov. from activated sludge foam: gram-positive cocci that grow in aggregates of repeating groups of cocci. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1667-1680.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microlunatus capsulatus (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microlunatus capsulatus (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Friedmanniella capsulata 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997

Assigned by: Maszenan AM, Seviour RJ, Patel BK, Schumann P, Burghardt J, Webb RI, Soddell JA, Rees GN. Friedmanniella spumicola sp. nov. and Friedmanniella capsulata sp. nov. from activated sludge foam: gram-positive cocci that grow in aggregates of repeating groups of cocci. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1667-1680.

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