Name: Rhodopirellula europaea Frank 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: eu.ro.pae’a. N.L. fem. adj. europaea, pertaining to Europe, the continent where the species was found

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e͡u-ro-PA͡E-a, feminine

Type strain: 6C; DSM 24037; JCM 17608

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: ANMO01000269 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Rhodopirellula europaea" Frank 2011	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Frank) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Sreya et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Rhodopirellula Schlesner et al. 2004

Assigned by: Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 19630