Species Flavivirga rizhaonensis

Name: Flavivirga rizhaonensis Liu et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: riz.ha.o.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. rizhaonensis, of or pertaining to Rizhao, a coastal city in eastern China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wi-WIR-ga riz-ha-o-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 62833; MCCC 1K03615; RZ03

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK311254 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu A, Liu HM, Du F, Wang S, Zhao LY, Zhang HH, Li YQ, Xue QJ, Li XZ. Flavivirga rizhaonensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from intertidal sand. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1645-1653. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 192. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1443-1446.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02583 (N = 66).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Liu A, Liu HM, Du F, Wang S, Zhao LY, Zhang HH, Li YQ, Xue QJ, Li XZ. Flavivirga rizhaonensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from intertidal sand. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1645-1653. 🇨🇳

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