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.

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

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.