Name: Govanella unica Vandamme et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u’ni.ca. L. fem. adj. unica, single, unparalleled

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … U-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30155; LMG 31809; R-70912

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16S rRNA gene: OQ161091 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Govania unica" Vandamme et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026. Publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642. 🇧🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.

Parent taxon: Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642. 🇧🇪

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