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Register List https://seqco.de/r:mrprpwka [2026]

Register list for 9 new names including Gammaporibacter thiotrophicus sp. nov.

Submitted by Thomas, Torsten

Genus Cenoporarchaeum

Etymology
[Ce.no.po.rar.chae'um] Gr. masc. adj. kainos, meaning recent; Gr. masc. n. poros, meaning pore; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, meaning an archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Cenoporarchaeum, a relative of Candidatus Cenarchaeum from a sponge
Nomenclatural type
Species Cenoporarchaeum stylissaeTs
Description
An archaeon living in a sponge
Classification
Archaea » Thermoproteota » Nitrososphaeria » Nitrosopumilales » Nitrosopumilaceae » Cenoporarchaeum
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Original (not valid) publication: Zhang et al., 2019 [2]
Corrigendum: Oren, Garrity, 2021 [3] (from “Cenporiarchaeum”)
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:33272

Genus Deltaporibacter

Etymology
[Del.ta.po.ri.bac'ter] Gr. neut. n. delta, name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet; L. masc. n. porus, pore; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Deltaporibacter, a fourth genus of rod-shaped bacteria living in a pore
Nomenclatural type
Species Deltaporibacter stylissaeTs
Description
A sponge-associated bacerium
Classification
Bacteria » Myxococcota » “Deltaporibacteria” » “Deltaporibacterales” » “Deltaporibacteraceae” » Deltaporibacter
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:32614

Genus Gammaporibacter

Etymology
[Gam.ma.po.ri.bac'ter] Gr. neut. n. gamma, the name of the third letter of Greek alphabet; L. masc. n. porus, meaning pore or passage in the body.; N.L. masc. n. bacter, meaning rod; N.L. masc. n. Gammaporibacter, A rod-shape bacterium living in pores (of sponges) and belonging to the gammaproteobacteria
Nomenclatural type
Species Gammaporibacter thiotrophicusTs
Description
 A rod-shape bacterium living in pores (of sponges) and belonging to the gammaproteobacteria
Classification
Bacteria » Pseudomonadota » Gammaproteobacteria » “Gammaporibacterales” » “Gammaporibacteraceae” » Gammaporibacter
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:33268

Genus Nitrospongiibacter

Etymology
[Ni.tro.spon.gi.i.bac'ter] N.L. pref. nitro-, native soda, natron, nitrate; L. fem. n. spongia, sponge; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Nitrospongiibacter, a nitrifying, sponge-associated bacterium
Nomenclatural type
Species Nitrospongiibacter stylissaeTs
Description
A sponge-associated, nitrifying bacterium
Classification
Bacteria » Nitrospirota » Nitrospiria » Nitrospirales » “Nitrospongiibacteraceae” » Nitrospongiibacter
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:32606

Species Cenoporarchaeum stylissaeTs

Etymology
[s.ty.lis'sae] N.L. gen. n. stylissae, of the sponge Stylissa
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_028817155.1 Ts
Description
An archaeon found in the sponge Stylissa.
Classification
Archaea » Thermoproteota » Nitrososphaeria » Nitrosopumilales » Nitrosopumilaceae » Cenoporarchaeum » Cenoporarchaeum stylissaeTs
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Original (not valid) publication: Zhang et al., 2019 [2]
Corrigendum: Oren, Garrity, 2021 [3] (from “Cenporiarchaeum stylissum”)
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:33271

Species Deltaporibacter stylissaeTs

Etymology
[sty.lis'sae] N.L. gen. n. stylissae, of the sponge Stylissa
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_028817435.1 Ts
Description
A bacterium associated with the sponge species Stylissa
Classification
Bacteria » Myxococcota » “Deltaporibacteria” » “Deltaporibacterales” » “Deltaporibacteraceae” » Deltaporibacter » Deltaporibacter stylissaeTs
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:32613

Species Gammaporibacter thiotrophicusTs

Etymology
[thi.o.tro'phi.cus] Gr. neut. n. theion, meaning sulfur; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. masc. adj. thiotrophicus, feeding on sulfur
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_028817305.1 Ts
Description
A bacterium from a sponge that can live with sulfur as an energy source
Classification
Bacteria » Pseudomonadota » Gammaproteobacteria » “Gammaporibacterales” » “Gammaporibacteraceae” » Gammaporibacter » Gammaporibacter thiotrophicusTs
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:33267

Species Nitrospongiibacter stylissaeTs

Etymology
[sty.lis'sae] N.L. gen. n. stylissae, of the sponge Stylissa
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_028817215.1 Ts
Description
A bacterium found in the sponge Stylissus
Classification
Bacteria » Nitrospirota » Nitrospiria » Nitrospirales » “Nitrospongiibacteraceae” » Nitrospongiibacter » Nitrospongiibacter stylissaeTs
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:32605

Species Parasynechococcus marinus

Etymology
[ma.ri'nus] L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_028817335.1 Ts
Description
A cyanobacterium found in the marine environment
Classification
Bacteria » Cyanobacteriota » Cyanophyceae » “Synechococcales” » Synechococcaceae » Parasynechococcus » Parasynechococcus marinus
References
Effective publication: Zhang et al., 2024 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:32604

References

  1. Zhang et al. (2024). Genome-scale metabolic modelling reveals interactions and key roles of symbiont clades in a sponge holobiont. Nature Communications. DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-55222-w
  2. Zhang et al. (2019). Comparative Genomics Reveals Ecological and Evolutionary Insights into Sponge-Associated Thaumarchaeota. mSystems. DOI:10.1128/msystems.00288-19
  3. Oren, Garrity (2021). Candidatus List No. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.004671

Register List Certificate of Validation

On behalf of the Committee on the Systematics of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data (SeqCode Committee), we hereby certify that the Register List seqco.de/r:mrprpwka submitted by Thomas, Torsten and including 9 new names has been successfully validated.


Date of Priority: 2026-03-16 09:39 UTC
DOI: 10.57973/seqcode.r:mrprpwka