Name: Gillisia myxillae Lee et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: my.xil’lae. N.L. fem. n. Myxilla, systematic name of a genus of sponges; N.L. gen. fem. n. myxillae, from Myxilla, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the sponge Myxilla incrustans

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gil-LI-si-a my-XIL-la͡e, feminine

Type strain: JCM 13546; JCM 13564; NRRL B-41416; UST050418-085

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ202393 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee OO, Lau SC, Tsoi MM, Li X, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wu MC, Wong PK, Qian PY. Gillisia myxillae sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from the marine sponge Myxilla incrustans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1795-1799. 🇭🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The type strain is JCM 13564, not JCM 13546 as cited in the IJSEM. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Lee et al. 2006, the type strain JCM 13564 is erroneously cited as JCM 13546. — Kudo T. Personal communication, 2006-10-12.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2007; 57:197. 🇿🇦

Parent taxon: Gillisia Van Trappen et al. 2004

Assigned by: Lee OO, Lau SC, Tsoi MM, Li X, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wu MC, Wong PK, Qian PY. Gillisia myxillae sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from the marine sponge Myxilla incrustans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1795-1799. 🇭🇰

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.785337Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 785337