Name: Pseudoduganella namucuonensis (Kong et al. 2013) Lu et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Massilia namucuonensis Kong et al. 2013

Etymology: na.mu.cu.o.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. namucuonensis, of or belonging to Namucuo, a place in Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China, from where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … na-mu-ku-o-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 333-1-0411; CGMCC 1.11014; DSM 25159

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF799985 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lu H, Song D, Deng T, Mei C, Xu M. Duganella vulcania sp. nov., Rugamonas fusca sp. nov., Rugamonas brunnea sp. nov. and Rugamonas apoptosis sp. nov., isolated from subtropical streams, and phylogenomic analyses of the genera Janthinobacterium, Duganella, Rugamonas, Pseudoduganella and Massilia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5407. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5681.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Massilia namucuonensis Kong et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Massilia namucuonensis Kong et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pseudoduganella namucuonensis 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 Pseudoduganella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudoduganella Kämpfer et al. 2012

Assigned by: Lu H, Song D, Deng T, Mei C, Xu M. Duganella vulcania sp. nov., Rugamonas fusca sp. nov., Rugamonas brunnea sp. nov. and Rugamonas apoptosis sp. nov., isolated from subtropical streams, and phylogenomic analyses of the genera Janthinobacterium, Duganella, Rugamonas, Pseudoduganella and Massilia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5407. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 30128