Name: Planctomyces limnophilus Hirsch and Müller 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.no’phi.lus. Gr. fem. n. limnê, lake; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. limnophilus, lake-loving

Pronunciation, gender: lim-NO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43296; DSM 3776; IFAM 1008; IFAM lOO8; Mü 290; Strain MU 290

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X62911 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hirsch P, Müller M. Planctomyces limnophilus sp. nov., a stalked and budding bacterium from freshwater. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:276-280.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Planctopirus limnophila corrig. (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Scheuner et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Planctopirus limnophilus (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Scheuner et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Planctopirus limnophila corrig. (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Scheuner et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Planctomyces limnophilus 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 Planctomyces.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Labutti K, Sikorski J, Schneider S, Nolan M, Lucas S, Glavina Del Rio T, Tice H, Cheng JF, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, et al. Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces limnophilus type strain (Mu 290). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 3:47-56.

Parent taxon: Planctomyces Gimesi 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hirsch P, Müller M. Planctomyces limnophilus sp. nov., a stalked and budding bacterium from freshwater. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:276-280.

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