Species Defluviimonas indica

Name: Defluviimonas indica Jiang et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, where the type strain was first isolated (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-flu-wi-I-mo-nas IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: 20V17; CGMCC 1.10859; DSM 24802; JCM 17871; MCCC 1A01802

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM050420 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jiang L, Xu H, Shao Z, Long M. Defluviimonas indica sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2084-2088. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allgaiera indica (Jiang et al. 2014) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidimangrovimonas indica (Jiang et al. 2014) Ren et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Allgaiera indica (Jiang et al. 2014) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Defluviimonas indica 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 Defluviimonas.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Jiang L, Xu H, Shao Z, Long M. Defluviimonas indica sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2084-2088. 🇨🇳

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