Genus Marinifilum
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: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Marinifilum Na et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinifilum fragile Na et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, belonging to the sea; L. neut. n. filum, a thread; N.L. neut. n. Marinifilum, a thread belonging to or living in the sea.
Valid publication: NA (H.), KIM (S.), MOON (E.Y.) and CHUN (J.): Marinifilum fragile gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2241-2246.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Marinifilum Na et al. 2009 emend. Ruvira et al. 2013.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3131-3134.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: RUVIRA, M. A. A., LUCENA, T., PUJALTE, M. A. J., ARAHAL, D. R. and MACIÁN, M. C. 2013. Marinifilum flexuosum sp. nov., a new Bacteroidetes isolated from coastal Mediterranean Sea water and emended description of the genus Marinifilum Na et al., 2009. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 155-159.
Effective publication Online
→ Marinifilum Na et al. 2009 emend. Fu et al. 2018.
Reference: FU, T., JIA, C., FU, L., ZHOU, S., YAO, P., DU, R., SUN, H., YANG, Z., SHI, X. and ZHANG, X. H. 2018. Marinifilum breve sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Yongle Blue Hole in the South China Sea and emended description of the genus Marinifilum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3540-3545.
Original article.
Marinifilum albidiflavum Xu et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FB208=KCTC 42591=MCCC 1H00113.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX010419.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. adj. albidus, whitish; L. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. neut. adj. albidiflavum, whitish-yellow.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: XU, Z. X., MU, X., ZHANG, H. X., CHEN, G. J. and DU, Z. J. 2016. Marinifilum albidiflavum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4589-4593.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marinifilum breve Fu et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC075=KCTC 15646=MCCC 1K03477=JCM 32401.
Sequence accession no. (whole-genome shotgun sequencing project) for the type strain: QFLI01000000.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: QFLI01000000.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. breve, short, the shape of the cell.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: FU, T., JIA, C., FU, L., ZHOU, S., YAO, P., DU, R., SUN, H., YANG, Z., SHI, X. and ZHANG, X. H. 2018. Marinifilum breve sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Yongle Blue Hole in the South China Sea and emended description of the genus Marinifilum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3540-3545.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marinifilum flexuosum Ruvira et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M30=CECT 7448=DSM 21950.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE613737.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3131-3134.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: RUVIRA, M. A. A., LUCENA, T., PUJALTE, M. A. J., ARAHAL, D. R. and MACIÁN, M. C. 2013. Marinifilum flexuosum sp. nov., a new Bacteroidetes isolated from coastal Mediterranean Sea water and emended description of the genus Marinifilum Na et al., 2009. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 155-159.
Effective publication Online
Marinifilum fragile Na et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2469 = IMSNU 14138 = JCM 15579 = KCTC 22488.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ394546.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. fragile, fragile.
Valid publication: NA (H.), KIM (S.), MOON (E.Y.) and CHUN (J.): Marinifilum fragile gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2241-2246.
Original article in IJSEM Online