Name: Beneckea nereis corrig. (ex Baumann et al. 1971) Harwood et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: Gr. fem. n. Nêreïs, a sea nymph

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 80; ATCC 25917; DSM 19584

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16S rRNA gene: AB680923 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Harwood CS, Bang SS, Baumann P, Nealson KH. Photobacterium logei sp. nov., nom. rev.; Beneckea nereida sp. nov., nom. rev.; and Beneckea gazogenes sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:655. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Vibrio nereis (Harwood et al. 1980 ex Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio nereis (Harwood et al. 1980 ex Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Beneckea nereida (ex Baumann et al. 1971) Harwood et al. 1980	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Beneckea nereis 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 Beneckea.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Beneckea nereida (sic), has been corrected by Baumann et al. 1984. Publication: Baumann P, Furniss AL, Lee JV. Genus I. Vibrio Pacini 1854, 411AL. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 518-538. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Harwood CS, Bang SS, Baumann P, Nealson KH. Photobacterium logei sp. nov., nom. rev.; Beneckea nereida sp. nov., nom. rev.; and Beneckea gazogenes sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:655. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 783501