Name: Aurantiacibacter atlanticus (Zhuang et al. 2015) Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erythrobacter atlanticus Zhuang et al. 2015

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. atlanticus, referring to the Atlantic Ocean, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a͡u-ran-ti-a-ki-BAK-ter a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 42697; MCCC 1A00519; s21-N3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP994305 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erythrobacter atlanticus Zhuang et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04553 (N = 16).
  • 😷 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: Aurantiacibacter Xu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

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