Name: "Candidatus Pelagibacter malawensis" Fernandes et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology: ma.la.wen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. malawensis, pertaining to Lake Malawi, the origin of the metagenome-assembled genome [probably better: malawiensis]
Nomenclatural type: N-Mw13-23nov23-053
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Original publication:
Fernandes C, Haber M, Layoun P, Chiriac MC, Bulzu PA, Ghai R, Kasalicky V, Shabarova T, Grossart HP, Woodhouse J, et al. Ecophysiology and global dispersal of the freshwater SAR11-IIIb genus Fontibacterium. Nat Microbiol 2025; 10:2194-2206. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Pelagibacter" Rappé et al. 2002
Assigned by:
Fernandes C, Haber M, Layoun P, Chiriac MC, Bulzu PA, Ghai R, Kasalicky V, Shabarova T, Grossart HP, Woodhouse J, et al. Ecophysiology and global dispersal of the freshwater SAR11-IIIb genus Fontibacterium. Nat Microbiol 2025; 10:2194-2206. 🇨🇭
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