Name: Oxyplasma meridianum Golyshina et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.ri.di.a’num. L. neut. adj. meridianum, southern, isolated from the South of Italy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-ri-di-A-num, neuter

Type strain: DSM 116605; JCM 36570; M1

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Valid publication: Golyshina OV, Lunev EA, Distaso MA, Bargiela R, Gaines MC, Daum B, Ferrer M, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Damste JSS, et al. Oxyplasma meridianum gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic organotrophic member of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6499. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6534.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oxyplasma Golyshina et al. 2024. Publication: Golyshina OV, Lunev EA, Distaso MA, Bargiela R, Gaines MC, Daum B, Ferrer M, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Damste JSS, et al. Oxyplasma meridianum gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic organotrophic member of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6499. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-09-16.

Parent taxon: Oxyplasma Golyshina et al. 2024

Assigned by: Golyshina OV, Lunev EA, Distaso MA, Bargiela R, Gaines MC, Daum B, Ferrer M, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Damste JSS, et al. Oxyplasma meridianum gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic organotrophic member of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6499. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 52555