Genus Limimaricola
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Limimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Limimaricola hongkongensis Wirth and Whitman 2018.
Etymology: L. masc. n. limus, slime, mud, ooze, silt; L. neut. n. mare, maris, the sea; L. suff -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Limimaricola, inhabitant of sea slime, referring to the isolation environment of the type species.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola aestuariicola Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J-TF4=KCTC 42135=NBRC 110408.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ855316.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella aestuariicola Park et al. 2015.
Etymology: L. neut. n. aestuarium, tidal flat; L. suff -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. aestuariicola, an inhabitant of a tidal flat.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola cinnabarinus Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-001=DSM 29954=JCM 18161=CECT 8072.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB688112.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_BATB00000000.1.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella cinnabarina Tsubouchi et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. n. cinnabar -aris, cinnabar; L. suff. -inus -a -um, suff. used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. cinnabarinus, belonging to cinnabar, referring to the vermilion colour of the cells.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola hongkongensis Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UST950701-009P=DSM 17492=JCM 12479=NRRL B-41039.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY600300.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_APGJ00000000.1.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella hongkongensis Lau et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hongkongensis, referring to Hong Kong, the isolation source of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola pyoseonensis Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JJM85=DSM 21424=KCTC 22372.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM983542.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_FNAT00000000.1.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella pyoseonensis Moon et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pyoseonensis, pertaining to Pyoseon Beach, Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola soesokkakensis Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSSK1-5=CECT 8367=KCTC 32425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC987356.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_FWFY00000000.1.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella soesokkakensis Park et al. 2014.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. soesokkakensis, pertaining to Soesokkak, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimaricola variabilis Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J-MR2-Y=KCTC 42074=CECT 8572.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ569528.
Basonym: ¤ Loktanella variabilis Park et al. 2014.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. variabilis, variable, changeable, referring to the variation in colony colour observed between the first two known strains.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online