Name: Geopseudomonas sagittaria (Lin et al. 2013) Rudra and Gupta 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas sagittaria Lin et al. 2013

Etymology: sa.git.ta’ri.a. L. fem. adj. sagittaria, pertaining to the constellation Sagittarius as the novel species was isolated during the month of November, the birthday of first author (Shih-Yao Lin) of the paper describing this species; from L. masc. adj. sagittarius, the constellation Sagittarius

Pronunciation, gender: sa-git-TA-ri-a, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80399; CC-OPY-1; DSM 27945; JCM 18195

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16S rRNA gene: OP564976 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudomonas sagittaria Lin et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas sagittaria Lin et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Geopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024. Publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.
  • ❗ Geopseudomonas sagittaria 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 Geopseudomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Geopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

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Record number: 44977