Species Amphritea balenae

Name: Amphritea balenae Miyazaki et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.le’nae. L. gen. fem. n. balenae, of a whale

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: am-P^HRI-te-a ba-LE-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1529; JAMM 1525; JCM 14781

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB330883 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Fujiwara Y, Kawato M, Nagahama T, Kubokawa K, Horikoshi K. Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2815-2820. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Jang et al. 2015 Jang H, Yang SH, Seo HS, Lee JH, Kim SJ, Kwon KK. Amphritea spongicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge, and emended description of the genus Amphritea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1866-1870. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2784-2785.

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Amphritea Gärtner et al. 2008

Assigned by: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Fujiwara Y, Kawato M, Nagahama T, Kubokawa K, Horikoshi K. Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2815-2820. 🇯🇵

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