Species Terrihabitans deserti

Name: Terrihabitans deserti (Dong et al. 2019) Liu et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Flaviflagellibacter deserti Dong et al. 2019

Etymology: de.ser’ti. L. gen. neut. n. deserti, of or pertaining to a desert

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ter-ri-HA-bi-tans de-SER-ti, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16444; NBRC 112958; SYSU D60017

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG709347 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu ZX, Wang R, Liao YJ, Phurbu D, Li AH. Pseudidiomarina xizangensis sp. nov. and Terrihabitans aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from LungmuCo lake in Xizang, with the reclassification of Flaviflagellibacter deserti as Terrihabitans deserti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7073. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Flaviflagellibacter deserti Dong et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flaviflagellibacter deserti Dong et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-17.
  • 🧍 Terrihabitans deserti (Dong et al. 2019) Liu et al. 2026 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Dong L, Han MX, Wang D, Liu F, Asem MD, Jiao JY, Xiao M, Salam N, Li WJ. Flaviflagellibacter deserti gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from a desert soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:947-954. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Terrihabitans Nakai et al. 2022

Assigned by: Liu ZX, Wang R, Liao YJ, Phurbu D, Li AH. Pseudidiomarina xizangensis sp. nov. and Terrihabitans aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from LungmuCo lake in Xizang, with the reclassification of Flaviflagellibacter deserti as Terrihabitans deserti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7073. 🇨🇳

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