Name: Limnochorda pilosa Watanabe et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pi.lo’sa. L. fem. adj. pilosa, hairy, rough, bristly, referring to the shaggy cell surface of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lim-no-K^HOR-da pi-LO-sa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 28787; HC45; NBRC 110152

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB992259 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015. Publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 🇯🇵

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