Name: Defluviimonas pyrenivorans Zhang et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: py.re.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. pyrenum, pyrene, a specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecule; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. pyrenivorans, devouring pyrene

Pronunciation, gender: py-re-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: CICC 24263; KCTC 62192; PrR001

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16S rRNA gene: MF774691 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang S, Sun C, Xie J, Wei H, Hu Z, Wang H. Defluviimonas pyrenivorans sp. nov., a novel bacterium capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:957-961.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Acidimangrovimonas pyrenivorans (Zhang et al. 2018) Ren et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidimangrovimonas pyrenivorans (Zhang et al. 2018) Ren et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Defluviimonas pyrenivorans 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Zhang S, Sun C, Xie J, Wei H, Hu Z, Wang H. Defluviimonas pyrenivorans sp. nov., a novel bacterium capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:957-961.

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