Name: Aliikangiella coralliicola Wang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ral.li.i’co.la. L. neut. n. corallium, coral; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. coralliicola, inhabitant of corals

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-i-kan͡g-i-EL-la ko-ral-li-I-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 72442; M105; MCCC 1K03773

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16S rRNA gene: MN094887 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang G, Dang G, Xu S, Liu J, Su H, Liang J, Huang W, Wang Y, Yu K. Aliikangiella coralliicola sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, and proposal of Pleioneaceae fam. nov. to accommodate Pleionea and Aliikangiella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5880-5887. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aliikangiella Wang et al. 2015

Assigned by: Wang G, Dang G, Xu S, Liu J, Su H, Liang J, Huang W, Wang Y, Yu K. Aliikangiella coralliicola sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, and proposal of Pleioneaceae fam. nov. to accommodate Pleionea and Aliikangiella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5880-5887. 🇨🇳

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