Species Kothea flammea

Name: Kothea flammea Kumar et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: flam’me.a. L. fem. adj. flammea, flame-colored, fiery red, referring to the reddish to orange pigmentation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: KO-t^he-a FLAM-me-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 116129; KCTC 102020; SH139

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PV955757 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Appiah D, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. Characterisation of Kothea flammea gen. nov., sp. nov., a planctomycete of the family Pirellulaceae isolated from Fjord Schlei in the Baltic Sea. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 231. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kothea Kumar et al. 2026. Publication: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Appiah D, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. Characterisation of Kothea flammea gen. nov., sp. nov., a planctomycete of the family Pirellulaceae isolated from Fjord Schlei in the Baltic Sea. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-10-15.

Parent taxon: Kothea Kumar et al. 2026

Assigned by: Kumar G, Kallscheuer N, Appiah D, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Jogler C. Characterisation of Kothea flammea gen. nov., sp. nov., a planctomycete of the family Pirellulaceae isolated from Fjord Schlei in the Baltic Sea. Sci Rep 2026; 16:0. 🇩🇪

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.72126Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 72126

• Previous versions:

  • Version	Date	JSON
    1	2026-07-02