Aquiluna

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Aquiluna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Aquiluna
Pitt et al. 2021[1]
Type species
Aquiluna borgnonia
Pitt et al. 2021[1]
Species[2]
Synonyms
  • "Candidatus Aquiluna" Hahn 2009

Aquiluna is a genus of bacteria from the order Actinomycetales.[2] As of 2022, Aquiluna is a monotypic genus, with the only validly published species being Aquiluna borgonia. The genus was first proposed in 2009, but its type species Candiatus Aquiluna rubra was not validly published.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Pitt A, Schmidt J, Koll U, Hahn MW. (2021). "Aquiluna borgnonia gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of a Microbacteriaceae lineage of freshwater bacteria with small genome sizes". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 71 (5): 4825. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004825. PMID 33999796. S2CID 234768544.
  2. ^ a b "Genus: Aquiluna". LPSN.DSMZ.de.