Name: Prosthecobacter gellanilyticus (Otsuka et al. 2013) Dali et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brevifollis gellanilyticus Otsuka et al. 2013

Etymology: gel.la.ni.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. gellanum, gellan; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loosen, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. gellanilyticus, gellan-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pros-t^he-ko-BAK-ter gel-la-ni-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 110457; DC2c-G4; NBRC 108608

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB552872 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dali H, Sbissi I, Hamra R, Bouzidi T, ElMay H, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Phylogenomic and genome-relatedness analyses resolve genus and family boundaries within the family Verrucomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7231. 🇹🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brevifollis gellanilyticus Otsuka et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-09.

Parent taxon: Prosthecobacter (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980

Assigned by: Dali H, Sbissi I, Hamra R, Bouzidi T, ElMay H, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Phylogenomic and genome-relatedness analyses resolve genus and family boundaries within the family Verrucomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7231. 🇹🇳

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Record number: 72830