Species Aequorivita nionensis

Name: Aequorivita nionensis (Rajasabapathy et al. 2015) Hahnke et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Vitellibacter nionensis Rajasabapathy et al. 2015

Etymology: ni.o.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. nionensis, derived from the acronym of the National Institute of Oceanography, NIO

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a͡e-kwo-ri-WI-ta ni-o-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 32420; MCC 2354; VBW088

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC534174 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vitellibacter nionensis Rajasabapathy et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12265 (N = 89).
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aequorivita Bowman and Nichols 2002

Assigned by: Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪

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