Name: Nannocystis punicea corrig. Ahearne et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pu.ni’ce.a. L. fem. adj. punicea, crimson

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: nan-no-KYS-tis pu-NI-ke-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-332; FL3; NCCB 100918

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OP852330 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ahearne A, Phillips KE, Knehans T, Hoing M, Dowd SE, Stevens DC. Chromosomal organization of biosynthetic gene clusters, including those of nine novel species, suggests plasticity of myxobacterial specialized metabolism. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1227206. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nannocystis poenicansa Ahearne et al. 2025	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.41108 (N = 1).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-10.

Parent taxon: Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ahearne A, Phillips KE, Knehans T, Hoing M, Dowd SE, Stevens DC. Chromosomal organization of biosynthetic gene clusters, including those of nine novel species, suggests plasticity of myxobacterial specialized metabolism. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1227206. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 57264