Name: Zemynaea arenosa (Raths et al. 2020) Bowman 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Massilia arenosa Raths et al. 2020

Etymology: a.re.no’sa. L. fem. adj. arenosa, sandy, isolated from sandy loam soil

Pronunciation, gender: a-re-NO-sa, feminine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-200; LMG 31737; MC02; NRRL B-65554

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN733818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP. Genome-wide and constrained ordination-based analyses of EC code data support reclassification of the species of Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 into Telluria Bowman et al. 1993, Mokoshia gen. nov. and Zemynaea gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5991.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6094.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Massilia arenosa Raths et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zemynaea Bowman 2023. Publication: Bowman JP. Genome-wide and constrained ordination-based analyses of EC code data support reclassification of the species of Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 into Telluria Bowman et al. 1993, Mokoshia gen. nov. and Zemynaea gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5991.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Massilia arenosa Raths et al. 2020. Publication: Raths R, Peta V, Bucking H. Massilia arenosa sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a cultivated maize field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3912-3920. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.

Parent taxon: Zemynaea Bowman 2023

Assigned by: Bowman JP. Genome-wide and constrained ordination-based analyses of EC code data support reclassification of the species of Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 into Telluria Bowman et al. 1993, Mokoshia gen. nov. and Zemynaea gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5991.

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Record number: 40167