Name: "Vitreimonas silvestris" (Vieira et al. 2020) Hallgren et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Terricaulis silvestris Vieira et al. 2020

Etymology: sil.ves’tris. L. fem. adj. silvestris, belonging to a forest, referring to the forest soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wi-tre-I-mo-nas sil-WES-tris, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 0127_4; CECT 9243; DSM 104635

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16S rRNA gene: MN833493 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Addendum: Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2026; 17:0.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Terricaulis silvestris Vieira et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Vitreimonas silvestris" (Vieira et al. 2020) Hallgren et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Terricaulis silvestris Vieira et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Vitreimonas Asem et al. 2020

Assigned by: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Addendum: Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2026; 17:0.

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