Name: Stagnihabitans tardus (Sheu et al. 2020) Ma et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodobacter tardus Sheu et al. 2020

Etymology: tar’dus. L. masc. adj. tardus, slow, referring to the slow growth of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-n͡gni-HA-bi-tans TAR-dus, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81191; CYK-10; LMG 31336

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK209068 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Liu C, Yang M, Bian D, Li Y. Reclassification of 11 Members of the Family Rhodobacteraceae at Genus and Species Levels and Proposal of Pseudogemmobacter hezensis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:849695. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhodobacter tardus Sheu et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodobacter tardus Sheu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Stagnihabitans Ma et al. 2022. Publication: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Liu C, Yang M, Bian D, Li Y. Reclassification of 11 Members of the Family Rhodobacteraceae at Genus and Species Levels and Proposal of Pseudogemmobacter hezensis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:849695. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Stagnihabitans tardus 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 Stagnihabitans.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Stagnihabitans Ma et al. 2022

Assigned by: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Liu C, Yang M, Bian D, Li Y. Reclassification of 11 Members of the Family Rhodobacteraceae at Genus and Species Levels and Proposal of Pseudogemmobacter hezensis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:849695. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 28369