Species Beneckea parahaemolytica

Name: Beneckea parahaemolytica (Fujino et al. 1951) Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Pasteurella parahaemolytica" Fujino et al. 1951

Etymology: pa.ra.hae.mo.ly’ti.ca. Gr. prep. para, by the side of, beside; Gr. neut. n. haîma, blood; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loosen; N.L. fem. adj. parahaemolytica, similar to (Pasteurella) haemolytica (now Mannheimia haemolytica)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be-NE-kke-a pa-ra-ha͡e-mo-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17802; CAIM 320; CCUG 14474; CCUG 15657; CCUG 4224; CIP 75.02; DSM 10027; IFO 12711; LMG 2850; NBIMCC 8743; NBRC 12711; NCCB 77010; NCCB 77018; NCTC 10903; NRRL B-4167

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF388386 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Fujino et al. 1951) Sakazaki et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Fujino et al. 1951) Sakazaki et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pasteurella parahaemolytica" Fujino et al. 1951	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ❗ Beneckea parahaemolytica 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 species itself.
  • 🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, this nomenclatural name is incorrectly cited as Beneckea parahaemolytica (Fujino et al. 1965 [sic]) Baumann et al. 1971. Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

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Record number: 783504