Magnetogigantoglobus

Citation

Formal styling

Magnetogigantoglobus Turrini et al., 2026

Effective publication

Turrini et al., 2026

SeqCode status

Valid (SeqCode)

Register List

seqco.de/r:pzldl4q4 (validated)

Canonical URL

https://seqco.de/i:51038

Nomenclature

Rank

Genus

Inferred stem

Magnetogigantoglob-

Syllabication

Mag.ne.to.gi.gan.to.glo'bus

Etymology

Gr. masc. n. Magnês, a magnet; Gr. masc. n. gigas, giant; L. masc. n. globus, a sphere; N.L. masc. n. Magnetogigantoglobus, giant magnetic sphere

Nomenclatural type

Magnetogigantoglobus mediterraneus^Ts

Nomenclatural status

Validly published under the SeqCode

Taxonomy

Description

Magnetogigantoglobus mediterraneus represents a novel genus of uncultivated multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes (MMP) observed in marine sediments of the Mediterranean sea. This pluricellular prokaryotes represent a complex cellular architecture comprising 130 on average, each measuring 5.99 µm ± 0.95 in length and each connected to the acellular central compartment 4.21 ± 1.35 µm wide. Organisms are spherical, 16.2 µm ± 0.99 in diameter representing an average volume of 2221.22 µm³ which is more voluminous than that of smaller MMP previously characterized. This feature makes Magnetogigantoglobus mediterraneus the biggest magnetotactic bacteria described to date, hence its designation as a “giant”.

Classification

Bacteria » Desulfobacterota » Desulfobacteria » Desulfobacterales » “Magnetomoraceae” » Magnetogigantoglobus

Parent

“Magnetomoraceae”

Children (1)

• Magnetogigantoglobus mediterraneus^Ts

Metadata

Outside links and data sources

• Wikispecies: Magnetogigantoglobus
• Wikidata: Q138528383

Search sequences

• Seach in NCBI Nucleotide

Local history

• This name was last modified 10 days ago
• Submission process status
• Quality checks before valid publication

Registered

9 months ago and claimed 9 months ago by Monteil, Caroline L.

Submitted

4 months ago by Monteil, Caroline L.

Curators

• St. John, Emily (nomenclature)
• Rodriguez-R, Luis M (genomics)

Endorsed

3 months ago by St. John, Emily

Validated

10 days ago by St. John, Emily

Date of priority

2026-02-14 06:02 PM (UTC)