Name: Pollutimonas harenae (Park et al. 2011) Babich et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pusillimonas harenae Park et al. 2011

Etymology: ha.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. harenae, of sand, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-RE-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: B 201; DSM 25667; JCM 16917; KACC 14927

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ232740 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Babich TL, Grouzdev DS, Sokolova DS, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Nazina TN. Genome analysis of Pollutimonas subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pollutimonas nitritireducens sp. nov., isolated from nitrate- and radionuclide-contaminated groundwater, and transfer of several Pusillimonas species into three new genera Allopusillimonas, Neopusillimonas, and Mesopusillimonas. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:109-127. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pusillimonas harenae Park et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pusillimonas harenae Park et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Pollutimonas harenae 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 Pollutimonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pollutimonas Babich et al. 2023

Assigned by: Babich TL, Grouzdev DS, Sokolova DS, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Nazina TN. Genome analysis of Pollutimonas subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pollutimonas nitritireducens sp. nov., isolated from nitrate- and radionuclide-contaminated groundwater, and transfer of several Pusillimonas species into three new genera Allopusillimonas, Neopusillimonas, and Mesopusillimonas. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:109-127. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 31225