Species Schlegelella brevitalea

Name: Schlegelella brevitalea Tang et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bre.vi.ta’le.a. L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, short; L. fem. n. talea, a rod; N.L. fem. n. brevitalea, a short rod

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: s͡hle-ge-LEL-la bre-wi-TA-le-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 53080; DSM 7029T; K481-B101; NBRC 100090

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM410613 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tang B, Yu Y, Liang J, Zhang Y, Bian X, Zhi X, Ding X. Reclassification of 'Polyangium brachysporum' DSM 7029 as Schlegelella brevitalea sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2877-2883. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Caldimonas brevitalea (Tang et al. 2019) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Caldimonas brevitalea (Tang et al. 2019) Liu et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Schlegelella brevitalea 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 Schlegelella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Schlegelella Elbanna et al. 2003

Assigned by: Tang B, Yu Y, Liang J, Zhang Y, Bian X, Zhi X, Ding X. Reclassification of 'Polyangium brachysporum' DSM 7029 as Schlegelella brevitalea sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2877-2883. 🇨🇳

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