Name: Aquicoccus porphyridii Feng et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por.phy.ri’di.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. porphyridii, of Porphyridium, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the alga, Porphyridium marinum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwi-KOK-kus por-p^hy-RI-di-i, masculine

Type strain: JCM 31543; KACC 18806; L1 8-17

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX268599 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Feng T, Kim KH, Jeong SE, Kim W, Jeon CO. Aquicoccus porphyridii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a small marine red alga, Porphyridium marinum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:283-288. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aquicoccus Feng et al. 2018. Publication: Feng T, Kim KH, Jeong SE, Kim W, Jeon CO. Aquicoccus porphyridii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a small marine red alga, Porphyridium marinum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:283-288. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aquicoccus Feng et al. 2018

Assigned by: Feng T, Kim KH, Jeong SE, Kim W, Jeon CO. Aquicoccus porphyridii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a small marine red alga, Porphyridium marinum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:283-288. 🇰🇷

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