Name: Friedmanniella spumicola Maszenan et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spu.mi’co.la. L. fem. n. spuma, foam; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant of; N.L. masc./fem. n. spumicola, inhabitant of foam

Pronunciation, gender: spu-MI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: ACM 5121; Ben 107; DSM 21308; JCM 16540; KACC 14247

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF062535 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 spumicola corrig. (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microlunatus spumicola corrig. (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microlunatus spumicolus (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Friedmanniella spumicola 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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