Name: Desulfoluna spongiiphila Ahn et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon.gi.i’phi.la. L. fem. n. spongia, sponge; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, from Gr. philos friendly, loving; N.L. fem. adj. spongiiphila, friendly to/living within a sponge

Pronunciation, gender: spon-gi-I-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: AA1; ATCC BAA-1256; DSM 17682

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF187256 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ahn YB, Kerkhof LJ, Haggblom MM. Desulfoluna spongiiphila sp. nov., a dehalogenating bacterium in the Desulfobacteraceae from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2133-2139.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2921-2922.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.33324 (N = 7).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfoluna Suzuki et al. 2008

Assigned by: Ahn YB, Kerkhof LJ, Haggblom MM. Desulfoluna spongiiphila sp. nov., a dehalogenating bacterium in the Desulfobacteraceae from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2133-2139.

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Record number: 775571