Name: Flectobacillus marinus (Raj 1976) Borrall and Larkin 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Microcyclus marinus" Raj 1976

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25205; DSM 745; LMG 13164; Raj

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ575266 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Borrall R, Larkin JM. Flectobacillus marinus (Raj) comb. nov., a marine bacterium previously assigned to Microcyclus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:341-343.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyclobacterium marinum corrig. (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cyclobacterium marinum corrig. (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cyclobacterium marinus (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Microcyclus marinus" Raj 1976	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ❗ Flectobacillus marinus 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 Flectobacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Basonym "Microcyclus marinus". Publication: Raj HD. A New Species: Microcyclus marinus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:528-544.

Parent taxon: Flectobacillus Larkin et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Borrall R, Larkin JM. Flectobacillus marinus (Raj) comb. nov., a marine bacterium previously assigned to Microcyclus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:341-343.

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