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Pillotina corrugata sp. nov., Hollandina grandis sp. nov. and Hollandinoides gharagozlouae gen. nov. sp. nov.

Submitted by Treitli, Sebastian Cristian

Genus Hollandinoides

Etymology
[Ho.llan.di.no.i'des] N.L. fem. n. Hollandina, a genus of spirochetes; L. neut. adj. suff. -oides, resembling; N.L. neut. n. Hollandinoides, a Hollandina-like genus
Nomenclatural type
Species Hollandinoides gharagozlouaeTs
Description
Large helical cells that colonize the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. They can be detected with the 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe Rf-HolD1-990 (5'-GGCTTCCCCACTATGTCAAA-3'). The type genome is from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes
Classification
Bacteria » Spirochaetota » Spirochaetia » Spirochaetales » “Breznakiellaceae” » Hollandinoides
References
Effective publication: Treitli et al., 2026 [1]

Species Hollandina grandis

Etymology
[gran'dis] L. fem. adj. grandis, large
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_054669045.1 Ts
Description
Helical cells are rounded to oblong in cross sections, with a diameter of 0.5–0.7µm at the widest point. The length varies between 30 and 80 µm. Approx. 70–80 periplasmic flagella. The rounded protoplasmic cylinder is 0.4–0.5 µm in diameter. Members of this species colonize the hindgut of the genus Incisitermes. They can be detected with the 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe It-Hol-183 (5'-CCATGCCACAGCACGATAAG-3'). The type genome is from the hindgut of the termite Incisitermes tabogae.

Includes all genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome. The type genome has an estimated size of 3.72 Mbp and a GC content of 49.1 mol%.

Classification
Bacteria » Spirochaetota » Spirochaetia » Spirochaetales » Spirochaetaceae » Hollandina » Hollandina grandis
References
Effective publication: Treitli et al., 2026 [1]

Species Hollandinoides gharagozlouaeTs

Etymology
[gha.ra.goz.lou'ae] N.L. gen. n. gharagozlouae, of Gharagozlou, in honor of Iran Dokht Gharagozlou, an Iranian/French structural biologist
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_054965555.1 Ts
Description
Large helical cells that colonize the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. They can be detected with the 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe Rf-HolD1-990 (5'-GGCTTCCCCACTATGTCAAA-3'). The type genome is from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes
Classification
Bacteria » Spirochaetota » Spirochaetia » Spirochaetales » “Breznakiellaceae” » Hollandinoides » Hollandinoides gharagozlouaeTs
References
Effective publication: Treitli et al., 2026 [1]

Species Pillotina corrugata

Etymology
[cor.ru.ga'ta] L. fem. part. adj. corrugata, wrinkled, corrugated
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_054669185.1 Ts
Description
Helical cells are 0.9–1.2 µm in diameter, with 26–30 parallel ridges. The length varies between 40 and 90 µm. Approx. 70–100 periplasmic flagella. The protoplasmic cylinder is 0.4–0.5 µm in diameter. Members of this species colonize the hindgut of the genus Kalotermes. They can be detected with the 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe Kf-Pil-1449 (5'-GCAGCGCCCTCCTTTTACAA-3'). The type genome is from Kalotermes flavicollis

Includes all genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome. The type genome has an estimated genome size of 3.14 Mbp and a GC content of 43.2 mol%. 

Classification
Bacteria » Spirochaetota » Spirochaetia » Spirochaetales » Spirochaetaceae » Pillotina » Pillotina corrugata
References
Effective publication: Treitli et al., 2026 [1]

References

  1. Treitli et al. (2026). Metabolic capacities of large “pillotinaceous” spirochetes from termite guts and their placement among Breznakiellaceae. BMC Biology. DOI:10.1186/s12915-026-02591-x

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:udhxf-g0 submitted by Treitli, Sebastian Cristian and including 4 new names has been successfully validated.


Date of Priority: 2026-04-15 09:32 UTC
DOI: 10.57973/seqcode.r:udhxf-g0