Name: "Lutimetabacillus mangrovi" (Gupta et al. 2017) Candia-Herrera et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus mangrovi Gupta et al. 2017

Etymology: man.gro’vi. N.L. gen. neut. n. mangrovi, of/from a mangrove, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a mangrove forest

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … man-GRO-wi, masculine

Nomenclatural type: AK61; JCM 31087; KCTC 33872; MTCC 12015

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG974242 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Candia-Herrera D, Guerra M, Carrasco-Fernández J, Campos-Quiroz C, Garcia-Gomez M, Igual JM, Carro L, Castro JF. Whole genome-based reclassification of the genus Metabacillus: Proposal for five novel genera, Chryseobacillus gen. Nov., Cohnibacillus gen. Nov., Salimetabacillus gen. Nov., Pantoeobacillus gen. Nov., and Lutimetabacillus gen. Nov. and the description of one novel bacterial species, Chryseobacillus diguaensis sp. nov. isolated from soil in the Digua reservoir. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 2026; 0:126734. 🇨🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Metabacillus mangrovi (Gupta et al. 2017) Gupta et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus mangrovi Gupta et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Metabacillus mangrovi (Gupta et al. 2017) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Lutimetabacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026. Publication: Candia-Herrera D, Guerra M, Carrasco-Fernández J, Campos-Quiroz C, Garcia-Gomez M, Igual JM, Carro L, Castro JF. Whole genome-based reclassification of the genus Metabacillus: Proposal for five novel genera, Chryseobacillus gen. Nov., Cohnibacillus gen. Nov., Salimetabacillus gen. Nov., Pantoeobacillus gen. Nov., and Lutimetabacillus gen. Nov. and the description of one novel bacterial species, Chryseobacillus diguaensis sp. nov. isolated from soil in the Digua reservoir. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 2026; 0:126734. 🇨🇱

Parent taxon: "Lutimetabacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026

Assigned by: Candia-Herrera D, Guerra M, Carrasco-Fernández J, Campos-Quiroz C, Garcia-Gomez M, Igual JM, Carro L, Castro JF. Whole genome-based reclassification of the genus Metabacillus: Proposal for five novel genera, Chryseobacillus gen. Nov., Cohnibacillus gen. Nov., Salimetabacillus gen. Nov., Pantoeobacillus gen. Nov., and Lutimetabacillus gen. Nov. and the description of one novel bacterial species, Chryseobacillus diguaensis sp. nov. isolated from soil in the Digua reservoir. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 2026; 0:126734. 🇨🇱

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