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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-bys-si-WIR-ga al-ka-NI-p^hi-la, 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 instead 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 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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