Species "Candidatus Odyssella acanthamoebae"

Name: "Candidatus Odyssella acanthamoebae" (Horn et al. 1999) Castelli and Petroni 2025

Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus

Basonym: "Candidatus Paracaedibacter acanthamoebae" Horn et al. 1999

Etymology: a.canth.a.moe’bae. N.L. gen. fem. n. acanthamoebae, of the protist Acanthamoeba

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-dys-SEL-la a-kant^h-a-MO͡E-ba͡e, feminine

Nomenclatural type: intracellular symbiont in Acanthamoeba sp. UWC9

16S rRNA gene: AF132137 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Castelli M, Petroni G. An Evolutionary-Focused Review of the Holosporales (Alphaproteobacteria): Diversity, Host Interactions, and Taxonomic Re-ranking as Holosporineae Subord. Nov. Microb Ecol 2025; 88:15. 🇮🇹

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Paracaedibacter acanthamoebae" Horn et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Paracaedibacter acanthamoebae" Horn et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Odyssella" Birtles et al. 2000

Assigned by: Castelli M, Petroni G. An Evolutionary-Focused Review of the Holosporales (Alphaproteobacteria): Diversity, Host Interactions, and Taxonomic Re-ranking as Holosporineae Subord. Nov. Microb Ecol 2025; 88:15. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 62817