Name: Paramagnetospirillum caucaseum (Dziuba et al. 2016) Koziaeva et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Magnetospirillum caucaseum Dziuba et al. 2016

Etymology: cau.ca’se.um. N.L. neut. adj. caucaseum, of or pertaining to the Caucasus, referring to the geographical region where the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 28995; SO-1; VKM B-2936

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX502622 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 213. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5997.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Magnetospirillum caucaseum Dziuba et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Magnetospirillum caucaseum Dziuba et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paramagnetospirillum caucaseum 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 Paramagnetospirillum.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Paramagnetospirillum Koziaeva et al. 2023

Assigned by: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 37012