Name: Abyssivirga alkaniphila Schouw et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.ni.phi’la. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane, aliphatic hydrocarbon; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaniphila, loving alkanes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 29592; JCM 30920; L81

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KP233895 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schouw A, Leiknes Eide T, Stokke R, Birger Pedersen R, Helene Steen I, Bodtker G. Abyssivirga alkaniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading, anaerobic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system, and emended descriptions of Natranaerovirga pectinivora and Natranaerovirga hydrolytica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1724-1734.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Vallitalea guaymasensis Lakhal et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vallitalea guaymasensis Lakhal et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Abyssivirga Schouw et al. 2016. Publication: Schouw A, Leiknes Eide T, Stokke R, Birger Pedersen R, Helene Steen I, Bodtker G. Abyssivirga alkaniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading, anaerobic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system, and emended descriptions of Natranaerovirga pectinivora and Natranaerovirga hydrolytica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1724-1734.
  • According to Schouw et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Vallitalea guaymasensis Lakhal et al. 2013. Publication: Schouw A, Vulcano F, Roalkvam I, Hocking WP, Reeves E, Stokke R, Bodtker G, Steen IH. Genome Analysis of Vallitalea guaymasensis Strain L81 Isolated from a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent System. Microorganisms 2018; 6:0.
  • Abyssivirga alkaniphila is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Abyssivirga.
  • According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the Lachnospiraceae and may be reclassified within the Vallitaleaceae". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Abyssivirga Schouw et al. 2016

Assigned by: Schouw A, Leiknes Eide T, Stokke R, Birger Pedersen R, Helene Steen I, Bodtker G. Abyssivirga alkaniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading, anaerobic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system, and emended descriptions of Natranaerovirga pectinivora and Natranaerovirga hydrolytica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1724-1734.

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