Name: Glaciibacter flavus An et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vus. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow, referring to the colour of colonies of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FLA-wus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16588; NBRC 113572; YIM 131861

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16S rRNA gene: MK608324 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: An DF, Jiang LQ, Zhang K, Li GD, Wang XY, Jiang MG, Lang L, Wang LS, Imhoff JF, Jiang CL, et al. Glaciibacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from a lichen sample. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2439-2444. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Orlajensenia flava (An et al. 2023) Gtari et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Orlajensenia flava (An et al. 2023) Gtari et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Glaciibacter flavus is the correct name instead 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 Glaciibacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Glaciibacter Katayama et al. 2009

Assigned by: An DF, Jiang LQ, Zhang K, Li GD, Wang XY, Jiang MG, Lang L, Wang LS, Imhoff JF, Jiang CL, et al. Glaciibacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from a lichen sample. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2439-2444. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 37238