Name: "Verruconatronum alginivorum" Sorokin et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi.ni.vo’rum. N.L. neut. n. acidum alginicum, alginic acid; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -vorum, devouring; from L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. neut. adj. alginivorum, alginic acid-devouring

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: AB-alg1; JCM 35393; UQM 41574

16S rRNA gene: PX129057 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sorokin DY, Khot V, Merkel AY, Mosier D, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Strous M. Physiology, functional genomics, and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., the first isolated haloalkaliphile within Verrucomicrobiota, representing a new family, Verruconatronumaceae fam. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2026; 0:e0047526. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Verruconatronum" Sorokin et al. 2026. Publication: Sorokin DY, Khot V, Merkel AY, Mosier D, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Strous M. Physiology, functional genomics, and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., the first isolated haloalkaliphile within Verrucomicrobiota, representing a new family, Verruconatronumaceae fam. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2026; 0:e0047526. 🇷🇺

Parent taxon: "Verruconatronum" Sorokin et al. 2026

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Khot V, Merkel AY, Mosier D, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Strous M. Physiology, functional genomics, and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., the first isolated haloalkaliphile within Verrucomicrobiota, representing a new family, Verruconatronumaceae fam. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2026; 0:e0047526. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 71944