Name: Rhodopirellula solitaria Kallscheuer et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sol.i.ta’ri.a. L. fem. adj. solitaria, lonely, referring to the solitary occurrence of the cells and the absence of aggregates

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CA85; DSM 109595; LMG 29699; VKM B-3451

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16S rRNA gene: MK554540 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kallscheuer N, Wiegand S, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Peeters SH, Rast P, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rohde M, Jogler C. Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis sp. nov., Rhodopirellula pilleata sp. nov., and Rhodopirellula solitaria sp. nov. isolated from natural or artificial marine surfaces in Northern Germany and California, USA, and emended description of the genus Rhodopirellula. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1737-1750.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allorhodopirellula solitaria (Kallscheuer et al. 2021) Sreya et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rhodopirellula Schlesner et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kallscheuer N, Wiegand S, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Peeters SH, Rast P, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rohde M, Jogler C. Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis sp. nov., Rhodopirellula pilleata sp. nov., and Rhodopirellula solitaria sp. nov. isolated from natural or artificial marine surfaces in Northern Germany and California, USA, and emended description of the genus Rhodopirellula. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1737-1750.

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Record number: 18964