Register list for 4 new names including Nitronatura plena sp. nov.

Submitted by Sereika, Mantas

Abstract

Names for 2 microbial species and 2 genera, related to nitrogen metabolism.

Genus Nitronatura

Etymology: [Ni.tro.na.tu'ra] N.L. pref. nitro-, pertaining to nitrate; L. fem. n. natura, nature; N.L. fem. n. Nitronatura, nitrogen and nature, symbolizing a lineage associated with nitrogen cycling in natural ecosystems
Nomenclatural type: Species Nitronatura plena^Ts
Description: Genus formerly known as Palsa-1315 under GTDB R226. The description of the genus is the same as for its nomenclatural type Nitronatura plena.
Classification: Bacteria » Nitrospirota » Nitrospiria » Nitrospirales » Nitrospiraceae » Nitronatura
References: Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2025 [1]
Registry URL: https://seqco.de/i:54883

Genus Nitrososappho

Etymology: [Ni.tro.so.sap'pho] N.L. pref. nitroso-, full of natron, nitrous; N.L. fem. n. Sappho, latinized form of the Greek poet’s name Σαπφώ; N.L. fem. n. Nitrososappho, a nitrous-oxide producing organism honoring the poet Sappho (Σαπφώ), used as a metaphor for resilience and persistence, in this case, of an archaeal ammonia oxidizer found in environmentally disturbed or constrained habitats
Nomenclatural type: Species Nitrososappho danica^Ts
Description: Genus formerly known as TA-21 under GTDB R226. The description of the genus is the same as for its nomenclatural type Nitrososappho danica.
Classification: Archaea » Thermoproteota » Nitrososphaeria » Nitrososphaerales » Nitrososphaeraceae » Nitrososappho
References: Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2025 [1]
Registry URL: https://seqco.de/i:54885

Species Nitronatura plena^Ts

Etymology: [ple'na] L. fem. adj. plena, full or complete, referring to the capacity for complete ammonia oxidation by clade B comammox
Nomenclatural type: NCBI Assembly: GCA_974707355.1 ^Ts
Description: Species established on the basis of ANI comparisons to GTDB R226. The type genome was recovered from sphagnum acid bog soil. Based on metabolic reconstruction, Nitronatura plena is aerobic, capable of ammonia and nitrite oxidation. The type genome contains comammox metabolism genes, including amoA, amoB, amoC, nxrAB, and hao.
Classification: Bacteria » Nitrospirota » Nitrospiria » Nitrospirales » Nitrospiraceae » Nitronatura » Nitronatura plena^Ts
References: Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2025 [1]
Registry URL: https://seqco.de/i:54882

Species Nitrososappho danica^Ts

Etymology: [da.ni'ca] N.L. fem. adj. danica, Danish, referring to the origin of the sample and wide distribution in Denmark
Nomenclatural type: NCBI Assembly: GCA_974504955.1 ^Ts
Description: Species established on the basis of ANI comparisons to GTDB R226. The type genome was recovered from urban sediment of a rainwater basin. Based on metabolic reconstruction, Nitrososappho danica is aerobic, capable of ammonia oxidation, and encodes genes for urea use.
Classification: Archaea » Thermoproteota » Nitrososphaeria » Nitrososphaerales » Nitrososphaeraceae » Nitrososappho » Nitrososappho danica^Ts
References: Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2025 [1]
Registry URL: https://seqco.de/i:54884

References

Singleton et al. (2025). The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes. Nature. DOI:10.1038/s41586-025-09794-2

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:xueh5m88 submitted by Sereika, Mantas and including 4 new names has been successfully validated.

Date of Priority: 2025-12-04 09:55 UTC

DOI: 10.57973/seqcode.r:xueh5m88