Name: Zestosphaera tikiterensis St John et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti.ki.te.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tikiterensis, referring to Tikitere

Pronunciation, gender: ti-ki-te-REN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 107634; JCM 32895; NZ3; OCM 1214

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16S rRNA gene: MH252993 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: St John E, Liu Y, Podar M, Stott MB, Meneghin J, Chen Z, Lagutin K, Mitchell K, Reysenbach AL. A new symbiotic nanoarchaeote (Candidatus Nanoclepta minutus) and its host (Zestosphaera tikiterensis gen. nov., sp. nov.) from a New Zealand hot spring. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:94-106.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 197. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zestosphaera St John et al. 2021. Publication: St John E, Liu Y, Podar M, Stott MB, Meneghin J, Chen Z, Lagutin K, Mitchell K, Reysenbach AL. A new symbiotic nanoarchaeote (Candidatus Nanoclepta minutus) and its host (Zestosphaera tikiterensis gen. nov., sp. nov.) from a New Zealand hot spring. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:94-106.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zestosphaera St John et al. 2021

Assigned by: St John E, Liu Y, Podar M, Stott MB, Meneghin J, Chen Z, Lagutin K, Mitchell K, Reysenbach AL. A new symbiotic nanoarchaeote (Candidatus Nanoclepta minutus) and its host (Zestosphaera tikiterensis gen. nov., sp. nov.) from a New Zealand hot spring. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:94-106.

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Record number: 17609