Name: Pseudofrankia saprophytica (Nouioui et al. 2018) Gtari 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Frankia saprophytica Nouioui et al. 2018

Etymology: sa.pro.phy’ti.ca. Gr. masc. adj. sapros, rotten; Gr. masc. adj. phytikos, belonging to plants; N.L. fem. adj. saprophytica, growing on rotten material, referring to the asymbiotic lifestyle of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sa-pro-P^HY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9314; CN 3; DSM 105290

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16S rRNA gene: MF960832 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425. 🇹🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Frankia saprophytica Nouioui et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Frankia saprophytica Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pseudofrankia saprophytica 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 Pseudofrankia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudofrankia Gtari 2023

Assigned by: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425. 🇹🇳

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Record number: 37310