Species Aquiflexum aquatile

Name: Aquiflexum aquatile Wang et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.le. L. neut. adj. aquatile, living in water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwi-FLE-xum a-KWA-ti-le, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 62450; MCCC 1H00328; Z0201

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG520323 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang XT, Wang XM, Zheng WS, Zhang XK, Du ZJ. Aquiflexum aquatile sp. nov., isolated from lake water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1947-1952. 🇨🇳

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: Cognataquiflexum aquatile (Wang et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cognataquiflexum aquatile (Wang et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aquiflexum aquatile 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 Aquiflexum.
  • 😷 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: Aquiflexum Brettar et al. 2004

Assigned by: Wang XT, Wang XM, Zheng WS, Zhang XK, Du ZJ. Aquiflexum aquatile sp. nov., isolated from lake water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1947-1952. 🇨🇳

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