Name: Croceicoccus sediminis Huang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment, the source of the type strain isolated from coastal sediment of plant Spartina alterniflora

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kro-ke-i-KOK-kus se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 72146; MCCC 1K03706; S2-4-2

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16S rRNA gene: MK881086 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huang Z, Zhang A, Lai Q, Yuan J. Croceicoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:779-784. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Croceicoccus Xu et al. 2009

Assigned by: Huang Z, Zhang A, Lai Q, Yuan J. Croceicoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:779-784. 🇨🇳

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