Name: Geofilum rhodophaeum Mu et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rho.do.phae’um. Gr. neut. n. rhodon, the rose; Gr. masc. adj. phaios, brown; N.L. neut. adj. rhodophaeum, rose-brown

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-FI-lum r^ho-do-P^HA͡E-um, neuter

Type strain: HF401; KCTC 42595; MCCC 1H00119

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY659246 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mu X, Xu ZX, Mu DS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Geofilum rhodophaeum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3913-3918. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geofilum Miyazaki et al. 2012

Assigned by: Mu X, Xu ZX, Mu DS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Geofilum rhodophaeum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3913-3918. 🇨🇳

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