Name: "Massilia antarctica subsp. insulae" Sahin et al. 2025

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: in’su.lae. L. gen. fem. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain, Horseshoe Island

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-su-la͡e, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 114866; H27-R4; KUEN 1207 (B) M-1-1T

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Original publication: Sahin SM, Saticioglu IB, Duman M, Sel S, Ay H. Genomic analysis of Massilia antarctica subsp. insulae subsp. nov., a violacein- and aminochelin-producing bacterium isolated from Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:94. 🇹🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Massilia antarctica Sedláček et al. 2022

Assigned by: Sahin SM, Saticioglu IB, Duman M, Sel S, Ay H. Genomic analysis of Massilia antarctica subsp. insulae subsp. nov., a violacein- and aminochelin-producing bacterium isolated from Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:94. 🇹🇷

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Record number: 66332