Name: Epibacterium scottomollicae (Vandecandelaere et al. 2008) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ruegeria scottomollicae Vandecandelaere et al. 2008

Etymology: scot.to.mol’li.cae. N.L. gen. fem. n. scottomollicae, in honour of Dr. Victoria Scotto-Mollica and Dr. Alfonso Mollica, both of whom were pioneers in the field of microbe-induced corrosion of steels and the generation of electroactive seawater biofilms

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-pi-bak-TE-ri-um skot-to-MOL-li-ka͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 55858; DSM 25328; LMG 24367

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM905330 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Tritonibacter scottomollicae (Vandecandelaere et al. 2008) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tritonibacter scottomollicae (Vandecandelaere et al. 2008) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ruegeria scottomollicae Vandecandelaere et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Epibacterium scottomollicae 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 Epibacterium.
  • 😷 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 0 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: Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013

Assigned by: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

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