Name: Aequorivita antarctica Bowman and Nichols 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, from Antarctica

Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ACAM 640; DSM 14231; SW49

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY027802 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP, Nichols DS. Aequorivita gen. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from terrestrial and marine Antarctic habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1533-1541.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Liu et al. 2013 Liu JJ, Zhang XQ, Pan J, Sun C, Zhang Y, Li CQ, Zhu XF, Wu M. Aequorivita viscosa sp. nov., isolated from an intertidal zone, and emended descriptions of Aequorivita antarctica and Aequorivita capsosiphonis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3192-3196. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aequorivita Bowman and Nichols 2002. Publication: Bowman JP, Nichols DS. Aequorivita gen. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from terrestrial and marine Antarctic habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1533-1541.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aequorivita Bowman and Nichols 2002

Assigned by: Bowman JP, Nichols DS. Aequorivita gen. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from terrestrial and marine Antarctic habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1533-1541.

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