Species Gimesia benthica

Name: Gimesia benthica Wang et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ben’thi.ca. N.L. fem. adj. benthica, pertaining to the deep sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gi-ME-si-a BEN-t^hi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16119; E7; KCTC 72737

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN434988 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang J, Ruan CJ, Song L, Li A, Zhu YX, Zheng XW, Wang L, Lu ZJ, Huang Y, Du W, et al. Gimesia benthica sp. nov., a planctomycete isolated from a deep-sea water sample of the Northwest Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4384-4389. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.

Parent taxon: Gimesia Scheuner et al. 2015

Assigned by: Wang J, Ruan CJ, Song L, Li A, Zhu YX, Zheng XW, Wang L, Lu ZJ, Huang Y, Du W, et al. Gimesia benthica sp. nov., a planctomycete isolated from a deep-sea water sample of the Northwest Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4384-4389. 🇨🇳

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