Name: Friedmanniella okinawensis Iwai et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ki.na.wen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. okinawensis, of or pertaining to Okinawa, a prefecture in Japan, where the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ki-na-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21744; FB1; KACC 15055; NBRC 104966

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB445455 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iwai K, Aisaka K, Suzuki M. Friedmanniella luteola sp. nov., Friedmanniella lucida sp. nov., Friedmanniella okinawensis sp. nov. and Friedmaniella sagamiharensis sp. nov., isolated from spiders. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:113-120. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microlunatus okinawensis (Iwai et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microlunatus okinawensis (Iwai et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Friedmanniella okinawensis 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 Friedmanniella.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 In the protologue, Friedmanniella okinawensis was misspelt as Friedmaniella (sic) okinawensis. — 🧍 In the title of the paper by Iwai et al. 2010, Friedmanniella sagamiharensis was misspelt as Friedmaniella (sic) sagamiharensis. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

Parent taxon: Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997

Assigned by: Iwai K, Aisaka K, Suzuki M. Friedmanniella luteola sp. nov., Friedmanniella lucida sp. nov., Friedmanniella okinawensis sp. nov. and Friedmaniella sagamiharensis sp. nov., isolated from spiders. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:113-120. 🇯🇵

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