Name: Geodermatophilus taihuensis Qu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.hu.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. taihuensis, of or pertaining to Taihu Lake, the source of the sediment from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 3-wff-81; CGMCC 1.12303; DSM 45962; NBRC 109416

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX294478 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qu JH, Hui M, Qu JY, Wang FF, Li HF, Hu YS, Luo Y, Cai JP. Geodermatophilus taihuensis sp. nov., isolated from the interfacial sediment of a eutrophic lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4108-4112.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Klenkia taihuensis (Qu et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klenkia taihuensis (Qu et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Geodermatophilus taihuensis is the correct name 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 Geodermatophilus.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Qu JH, Hui M, Qu JY, Wang FF, Li HF, Hu YS, Luo Y, Cai JP. Geodermatophilus taihuensis sp. nov., isolated from the interfacial sediment of a eutrophic lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4108-4112.

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Record number: 791260