Name: Curvivirga aplysinae Goldberg et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ply.si’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. aplysinae, of Aplysina, referring to the marine sponge Aplysina fistularis, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-74; LMG 29869; RKSG073

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16S rRNA gene: KX896699 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goldberg SR, Haltli BA, Correa H, Kerr RG. Curvivirga aplysinae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the sea sponge Aplysina fistularis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4873. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Curvivirga Goldberg et al. 2021. Publication: Goldberg SR, Haltli BA, Correa H, Kerr RG. Curvivirga aplysinae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the sea sponge Aplysina fistularis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4873. 🇨🇦
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Curvivirga Goldberg et al. 2021

Assigned by: Goldberg SR, Haltli BA, Correa H, Kerr RG. Curvivirga aplysinae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the sea sponge Aplysina fistularis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4873. 🇨🇦

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