Name: Croceicoccus esteveae Rey-Velasco et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: es.te’ve.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. esteveae, named after Isabel Esteve (1947-2020) in honor of her relevant career in microbiology teaching and research at the Universitat Autônoma de Barcelona

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … es-TE-we-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCM 9349; CECT 30821; F390

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Effective publication: Rey-Velasco X, Lucena T, Belda A, Gasol JM, Sanchez O, Arahal DR, Pujalte MJ. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of 26 novel marine bacterial strains with relevant biogeochemical roles and widespread presence across the global ocean. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1407904. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.

Parent taxon: Croceicoccus Xu et al. 2009

Assigned by: Rey-Velasco X, Lucena T, Belda A, Gasol JM, Sanchez O, Arahal DR, Pujalte MJ. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of 26 novel marine bacterial strains with relevant biogeochemical roles and widespread presence across the global ocean. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1407904. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 49415