Name: Flexibacter polymorphus Lewin 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.mor’phus. N.L. masc. adj. polymorphus, multiform, variable in form, of irregular shape; from Gr. masc. adj. polymorphos

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27820; DSM 9678; IFO 16703; LMG 13859; NBRC 16703

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB078059 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lewin RA. Flexibacter polymorphus, a new marine species. Journal of General Microbiology 1974; 82:393-403.

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: Garritya polymorpha (Lewin 1974) Hahnke et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Garritya polymorpha (Lewin 1974) Hahnke et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Flexibacter polymorphus 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 Flexibacter.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Flexibacter Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lewin RA. Flexibacter polymorphus, a new marine species. Journal of General Microbiology 1974; 82:393-403.

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Record number: 776296