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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Massilia phyllosphaerae

Name: Massilia phyllosphaerae Yao et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phyl.lo.sphae’rae. Gr. neut. n. phyllon, leaf; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. phyllosphaera, phyllosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. phyllosphaerae, of the phyllosphere

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … phyl-lo-SPHA͡E-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.4211; JCM 36643; SGZ-792

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Yao L, Liu GH, Zhang SY, Gao P, Rensing C, Yang QE, Zhou SG. Genome-based taxonomy and functional prediction of Sphingomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Massilia phyllosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from Pennisetum sp. with plant growth-promoting potential. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:6. 🇨🇳

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000

Assigned by: Yao L, Liu GH, Zhang SY, Gao P, Rensing C, Yang QE, Zhou SG. Genome-based taxonomy and functional prediction of Sphingomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Massilia phyllosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from Pennisetum sp. with plant growth-promoting potential. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:6. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 70304
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