Species Altererythrobacter spongiae

Name: Altererythrobacter spongiae Zhuang et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon’gi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. spongiae, of a sponge, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ter-e-ry-t^hro-BAK-ter SPON-gi-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: HN-Y73; LMG 30461; MCCC 1K03324

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16S rRNA gene: MG437235 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhuang L, Lin B, Chen D, Li G, Zhang B, Luo L. Altererythrobacter spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Altererythrobacter isolated from marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2043-2048. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Altericroceibacterium spongiae (Zhuang et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2021

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Altericroceibacterium spongiae (Zhuang et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- ❗ Altererythrobacter spongiae 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 Altererythrobacter.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Altererythrobacter Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Zhuang L, Lin B, Chen D, Li G, Zhang B, Luo L. Altererythrobacter spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Altererythrobacter isolated from marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2043-2048. 🇨🇳

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Species Altererythrobacter spongiae