Species Flavivirga aquatica

Name: Flavivirga aquatica (Wong et al. 2017) Li et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Algibacter aquaticus Wong et al. 2017

Etymology: a.qua’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wi-WIR-ga a-KWA-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 32974; NBRC 110220; SK-16

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM502325 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li M, Hou LZ, Xu XH, Wang XX, Zheng MC, Zhang YJ, Liu A. Phylogenomic Analyses of a Clade Within the Family Flavobacteriaceae Suggest Taxonomic Reassignments of Species of the Genera Algibacter, Hyunsoonleella, Jejuia, and Flavivirga, and the Proposal of Pseudalgibacter gen. nov. and Pseudalgibacter alginicilyticus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3277-3284. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 208. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5592.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Algibacter aquaticus Wong et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Algibacter aquaticus Wong et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Flavivirga aquatica 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 Flavivirga.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Li M, Hou LZ, Xu XH, Wang XX, Zheng MC, Zhang YJ, Liu A. Phylogenomic Analyses of a Clade Within the Family Flavobacteriaceae Suggest Taxonomic Reassignments of Species of the Genera Algibacter, Hyunsoonleella, Jejuia, and Flavivirga, and the Proposal of Pseudalgibacter gen. nov. and Pseudalgibacter alginicilyticus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3277-3284. 🇨🇳

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