Name: Formosa maritima Cao et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.ma. L. fem. adj. maritima, of or belonging to the sea, maritime, referring to coastal sediment from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: for-MO-sa ma-RI-ti-ma, feminine

Type strain: 1494; KCTC 72531; MCCC 1H00385

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16S rRNA gene: MN116002 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao WR, Lu DC, Li YJ, Sun XK, Sun YY, Saren G, Du ZJ. Formosa maritima sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:982-988. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xanthomarina maritima (Cao et al. 2020) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Formosa Ivanova et al. 2004

Assigned by: Cao WR, Lu DC, Li YJ, Sun XK, Sun YY, Saren G, Du ZJ. Formosa maritima sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:982-988. 🇨🇳

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