Name: "Rhizacidiphilus tenax" (Whang et al. 2014) Qiu and Cao 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Terriglobus tenax Whang et al. 2014

Etymology: te’nax. L. masc. adj. tenax, sticky, holding firm, referring to the organism’s viscous colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TE-nax, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DRP 35; DSM 28898; KACC 16474; NBRC 109677

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN543507 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Qiu L, Cao L. Description of Silvibacterium acidisoli sp. nov. and Edaphobacter albus sp. nov. and a Proposal for Taxonomic Rearrangements Within the Family Acidobacteriaceae Based on Comparative Genome Analysis. Taxonomy 2025; 5:40. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Terriglobus tenax Whang et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Terriglobus tenax Whang et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Rhizacidiphilus" Qiu and Cao 2025. Publication: Qiu L, Cao L. Description of Silvibacterium acidisoli sp. nov. and Edaphobacter albus sp. nov. and a Proposal for Taxonomic Rearrangements Within the Family Acidobacteriaceae Based on Comparative Genome Analysis. Taxonomy 2025; 5:40. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: "Rhizacidiphilus" Qiu and Cao 2025

Assigned by: Qiu L, Cao L. Description of Silvibacterium acidisoli sp. nov. and Edaphobacter albus sp. nov. and a Proposal for Taxonomic Rearrangements Within the Family Acidobacteriaceae Based on Comparative Genome Analysis. Taxonomy 2025; 5:40. 🇨🇳

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