Name: "Frigididesulfovibrio litoralis" (Sass et al. 1998) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio litoralis Sass et al. 1998

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore, pertaining to the habitat from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 11393; STL6

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99504 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfovibrio litoralis Sass et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio litoralis Sass et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Type strain not deposited in several culture collections. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: "Frigididesulfovibrio" Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

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Record number: 33732