Name: Wagnerdoeblera megaterium (Liu et al. 2014) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gemmobacter megaterium Liu et al. 2014

Etymology: me.ga.te’ri.um. Gr. masc. adj. megas, large; Gr. neut. n. teras, monster, beast; N.L. neut. n. megaterium, big beast (nominative in apposition)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CF17; CGMCC 1.11024; DSM 26375; JCM 18498

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN620361 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gemmobacter megaterium Liu et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemmobacter megaterium Liu et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Wagnerdoeblera Hördt et al. 2020

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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