Name: Rhizorhabdus antheiae Messner et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.thei’ae. Gr. fem. n. Antheia, the Greek goddess of swamps and marshes; N.L. gen. fem. n. antheiae, of Antheia, referring to marsh habitat

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 120042; FW153; NCIMB 15610

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Valid publication: Messner K, Kyndt JA, Yurkov V. Rhizorhabdus antheiae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas eleionomae sp. nov., new aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs isolated from a Manitoban marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7018. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06173 (N = 8).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-13.

Parent taxon: Rhizorhabdus Francis et al. 2014

Assigned by: Messner K, Kyndt JA, Yurkov V. Rhizorhabdus antheiae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas eleionomae sp. nov., new aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs isolated from a Manitoban marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7018. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 69725