Name: Nitrosopumilus piranensis Bayer et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pi.ra.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. piranensis, from the coast off Piran, describing the location the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: pi-ra-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: D3C; DSM 106147; JCM 32271; NCIMB 15115

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK139956 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bayer B, Vojvoda J, Reinthaler T, Reyes C, Pinto M, Herndl GJ. Nitrosopumilus adriaticus sp. nov. and Nitrosopumilus piranensis sp. nov., two ammonia-oxidizing archaea from the Adriatic Sea and members of the class Nitrososphaeria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1892-1902.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus piranensis" Bayer et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nitrosopumilus Qin et al. 2017

Assigned by: Bayer B, Vojvoda J, Reinthaler T, Reyes C, Pinto M, Herndl GJ. Nitrosopumilus adriaticus sp. nov. and Nitrosopumilus piranensis sp. nov., two ammonia-oxidizing archaea from the Adriatic Sea and members of the class Nitrososphaeria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1892-1902.

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