Name: Neorhodopirellula lusitana (Bondoso et al. 2014) Sreya et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopirellula lusitana Bondoso et al. 2014

Etymology: lu.si.ta’na. N.L. fem. adj. lusitana, pertaining to Lusitania, the Roman province in western Iberia

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 25457; LMG 27777; UC 17

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF589351 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Rhodopirellula lusitana Bondoso et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopirellula lusitana Bondoso et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Neorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023. Publication: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264.
  • ❗ Neorhodopirellula lusitana is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Neorhodopirellula.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Neorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023

Assigned by: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264.

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