Name: Bacteriovorax litoralis Baer et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the coast

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-684; DSM 15409; JS5

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF084859 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baer ML, Ravel J, Pineiro SA, Guether-Borg D, Williams HN. Reclassification of salt-water Bdellovibrio sp. as Bacteriovorax marinus sp. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1011-1016.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halobacteriovorax litoralis (Baer et al. 2004) Koval et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobacteriovorax litoralis (Baer et al. 2004) Koval et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Bacteriovorax litoralis 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 Bacteriovorax.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Bacteriovorax Baer et al. 2000

Assigned by: Baer ML, Ravel J, Pineiro SA, Guether-Borg D, Williams HN. Reclassification of salt-water Bdellovibrio sp. as Bacteriovorax marinus sp. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1011-1016.

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Record number: 773914