Name: Flammeovirga yaeyamensis Takahashi et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: yae.ya.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. yaeyamensis, of or belonging to the Yaeyama Islands, from where the organisms were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ya͡e-ya-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CIP 109099; DSM 25626; IR25-3; NBRC 100898

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB247554 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takahashi M, Suzuki K, Nakagawa Y. Emendation of the genus Flammeovirga and Flammeovirga aprica with the proposal of Flammeovirga arenaria nom. rev., comb. nov. and Flammeovirga yaeyamensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2095-2100.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16898 (N = 6).
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Flammeovirga Nakagawa et al. 1997

Assigned by: Takahashi M, Suzuki K, Nakagawa Y. Emendation of the genus Flammeovirga and Flammeovirga aprica with the proposal of Flammeovirga arenaria nom. rev., comb. nov. and Flammeovirga yaeyamensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2095-2100.

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Record number: 785442