Name: Balneimonas flocculans corrig. Takeda et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: floc’cu.lans. N.L. part. adj. flocculans, flocculating

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-817; DSM 28869; IAM 15034; JCM 11936; KCTC 12101; TFB

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB098515 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 97. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:631-632.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microvirga flocculans (Takeda et al. 2004) Weon et al. 2010

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microvirga flocculans (Takeda et al. 2004) Weon et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Balneomonas flocculans Takeda et al. 2004	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Balneimonas corrig. Takeda et al. 2004. Publication: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145.
  • ❗ Balneimonas flocculans 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 Balneimonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Balneomonas [sic] flocculans, has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 97. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:631-632.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Balneomonas (sic) flocculans, has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 97. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:631-632.

Parent taxon: Balneimonas corrig. Takeda et al. 2004

Assigned by: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145.

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