Name: "Candidatus Neomegalonema perideroedes" corrig. Nielsen et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: pe.ri.de.ro’e.des. N.L. adj. perideroedes, necklace-like

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-740; DSM 15528; Gr1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF180468 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Nielsen JL, Christensen D, Kloppenborg M, Nielsen PH. Quantification of cell-specific substrate uptake by probe-defined bacteria under in situ conditions by microautoradiography and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Environ Microbiol 2003; 5:202-211.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4671.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Neomegalonema perideroedes (Thomsen et al. 2006) Oren 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Meganema perideroedes Thomsen et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Candidatus Meganema perideroedes" Nielsen et al. 2003	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Neomegalonema perideroedes (Thomsen et al. 2006) Oren 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: Neomegalonema Oren 2017

Assigned by: Nielsen JL, Christensen D, Kloppenborg M, Nielsen PH. Quantification of cell-specific substrate uptake by probe-defined bacteria under in situ conditions by microautoradiography and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Environ Microbiol 2003; 5:202-211.

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Record number: 12755