Name: Flavivirga aquimarina Lee et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: a-kwi-ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: EC2D5; JCM 31796; KCTC 52353

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX245374 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JH, Kang JW, Choe HN, Seong CN. Flavivirga eckloniae sp. nov. and Flavivirga aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from seaweed Ecklonia cava. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3089-3094. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Lee JH, Kang JW, Choe HN, Seong CN. Flavivirga eckloniae sp. nov. and Flavivirga aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from seaweed Ecklonia cava. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3089-3094. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 795663