Name: Beneckea splendida (Beijerinck 1900) Reichelt et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Photobacter splendidum" Beijerinck 1900

Etymology: splen’di.da. L. fem. adj. splendida, brilliant

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be-NE-kke-a SPLEN-di-da, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33125; CIP 102893; DSM 19640; IFO 15643; LMG 19031; LMG 4042; NBRC 15643; NCCB 53037; NCIMB 1; NCMB 1

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16S rRNA gene: X74724 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichelt JL, Baumann P, Baumann L. Study of genetic relationships among marine species of the genera Beneckea and Photobacterium by means of in vitro DNA/DNA hybridization. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:101-120.

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 splendidus (Beijerinck 1900) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Photobacter splendidum" Beijerinck 1900	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Vibrio splendidus (Beijerinck 1900) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio hemicentroti Kim et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Lucena et al. (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Vibrio hemicentroti Kim et al. 2013. Publication: Lucena T, Carmen Macian M, Arahal DR, Rodrigo-Torres L, Pujalte MJ. Whole genome sequences reveal Vibrio hemicentroti Kim et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Vibrio splendidus (Beijerinck 1900) Baumann et al. 1981. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1669-1671. 🇪🇸
  • ❗ Beneckea splendida 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 = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 - Considerations for containment: This biological agent is an aquatic animal pathogen and, as such, the importation and use of this pathogen are regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Please contact the CFIA at ImportZoopath@inspection.gc.ca to obtain additional information.". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 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.

Parent taxon: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reichelt JL, Baumann P, Baumann L. Study of genetic relationships among marine species of the genera Beneckea and Photobacterium by means of in vitro DNA/DNA hybridization. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:101-120.

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Record number: 783506