Name: Alcanivorax marinus Lai et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 208234; LMG 24621; MCCC 1A00382; R8-12

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC415169 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Wang J, Gu L, Zheng T, Shao Z. Alcanivorax marinus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4428-4432.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloalcanivorax marinus (Lai et al. 2013) Rai et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lai Q, Wang J, Gu L, Zheng T, Shao Z. Alcanivorax marinus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4428-4432.

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Record number: 791317