Genus Amphritea
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Amphritea Gärtner et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amphritea atlantica Gärtner et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Amphritea, from Gr. fem. n. Amphrite, a nymph of the ocean in Greek mythology, referring to the habitat of the bacteria.
Valid publication: GÄRTNER (A.), WIESE (J.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Amphritea atlantica gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Logatchev hydrothermal vent field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 34-39.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Amphritea Gärtner et al. 2008 emend. Jang et al. 2015.
Reference: JANG, H., YANG, S. H., SEO, H. S., LEE, J. H., KIM, S. J. and KWON, K. K. 2015. Amphritea spongicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge, and emended description of the genus Amphritea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1866-1870.
Original article.
Amphritea atlantica Gärtner et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M41 = DSM 18887 = LMG 24143.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM156910.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. atlantica, of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
Valid publication: GÄRTNER (A.), WIESE (J.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Amphritea atlantica gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Logatchev hydrothermal vent field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 34-39.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Amphritea atlantica Gärtner et al. 2008 emend. Jang et al. 2015.
Reference: JANG, H., YANG, S. H., SEO, H. S., LEE, J. H., KIM, S. J. and KWON, K. K. 2015. Amphritea spongicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge, and emended description of the genus Amphritea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1866-1870.
Original article.
Amphritea balenae Miyazaki et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JAMM 1525 = ATCC BAA-1529 = JCM 14781.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB330883.
Etymology: L. gen. n. balenae, of a whale.
Valid publication: MIYAZAKI (M.), NOGI (Y.), FUJIWARA (Y.), KAWATO (M.), NAGAHAMA (T.), KUBOKAWA (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2815-2820.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Amphritea balenae Miyazaki et al. 2008 emend. Jang et al. 2015.
Reference: JANG, H., YANG, S. H., SEO, H. S., LEE, J. H., KIM, S. J. and KWON, K. K. 2015. Amphritea spongicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge, and emended description of the genus Amphritea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1866-1870.
Original article.
Amphritea ceti Kim et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RA1=KCTC 42154=NBRC 110551.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ867528.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ceti, of a whale.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KIM, Y.-O., PARK, S., KIM, D. N., NAM, B.-H., WON, S.-M., AN, D. H. and YOON, J.-H. 2014. Amphritea ceti sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4068-4072.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphritea japonica Miyazaki et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JAMM 1866 = ATCC BAA-1530 = JCM 14782.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB330881.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, where the isolate originated.
Valid publication: MIYAZAKI (M.), NOGI (Y.), FUJIWARA (Y.), KAWATO (M.), NAGAHAMA (T.), KUBOKAWA (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2815-2820.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Amphritea japonica Miyazaki et al. 2008 emend. Su et al. 2013.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JAMM 1866 = ATCC BAA-1530 = JCM 14782.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB330881.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, where the isolate originated.
Reference: SU (J.), ZHOU (Y.), LAI (Q.), LI (X.), DONG (P.), YANG (X.), ZHANG (B.), ZHANG (J.), ZHENG (X.), TIAN (Y.) and ZHENG (T.): Sinobacterium caligoides gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Oceanospirillaceae isolated from the South China Sea, and emended description of Amphritea japonica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2095-2100.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphritea spongicola Jang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MEBiC05461=KCCM 42943=JCM 16668.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU289646.
Etymology: L. fem. spongia, a sponge; L. masc./fem. suff. n. -cola (from incola), inhabitant; N.L. nom. n. (in apposition) spongicola, inhabitant of sponges.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: JANG, H., YANG, S. H., SEO, H. S., LEE, J. H., KIM, S. J. and KWON, K. K. 2015. Amphritea spongicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge, and emended description of the genus Amphritea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1866-1870.
Original article in IJSEM Online