Species Neomoorella humiferrea

Name: Neomoorella humiferrea (Nepomnyashchaya et al. 2012) Gtari and Ventura 2025

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Moorella humiferrea Nepomnyashchaya et al. 2012

Etymology: hu.mi.fer’re.a. L. fem. n. humus, soil, humus; L. fem. adj. ferrea, made of or referring to iron; N.L. fem. adj. humiferrea, pertaining to humic substances and iron

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne-o-moo-REL-la hu-mi-FER-re-a, feminine

Type strain: 64_FGQ; DSM 23265; VKM B-2603

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16S rRNA gene: GQ872425 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gtari M, Ventura S. Proposal of Neomoorella gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Moorella Collins et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6779. 🇹🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moorella humiferrea Nepomnyashchaya et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.

Parent taxon: Neomoorella Gtari and Ventura 2025

Assigned by: Gtari M, Ventura S. Proposal of Neomoorella gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Moorella Collins et al. 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6779. 🇹🇳

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Record number: 65473