Name: "Cognaticolwellia polaris" (Zhang et al. 2008) Liu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Colwellia polaris Zhang et al. 2008

Etymology: po.la’ris. M.L. masc./fem. adj. polaris, polar, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the Arctic Ocean

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 537; CGMCC 1.6132; JCM 13952

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ007434 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Cheng P, Peng YJ, Blom J, Xue QJ. Whole genome analysis calls for a taxonomic rearrangement of the genus Colwellia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:919-931.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Colwellia polaris Zhang et al. 2008

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Colwellia polaris Zhang et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Cognaticolwellia Liu et al. 2021

Assigned by: Liu A, Zhang YJ, Cheng P, Peng YJ, Blom J, Xue QJ. Whole genome analysis calls for a taxonomic rearrangement of the genus Colwellia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:919-931.

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Record number: 12969