Name: Flaviramulus aquimarinus Lee et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ma.ri’nus. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus -a -um, marine; N.L. masc. adj. aquimarinus, living in sea water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wi-RA-mu-lus a-kwi-ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18274; KCTC 23924; KYW499

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16S rRNA gene: JQ687104 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JH, Baik KS, Seong CN. Flaviramulus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:644-649. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species F. basaltis, and is susceptible to being reclassified within the genus Algibacter". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Flaviramulus Einen and Øvreås 2006

Assigned by: Lee JH, Baik KS, Seong CN. Flaviramulus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:644-649. 🇰🇷

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