Name: Halodesulfovibrio oceani (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio oceani Finster and Kjeldsen 2012

Etymology: o.ce’a.ni. L. gen. masc. n. oceani, of the ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o o-KE-a-ni, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21390; I.8.1; JCM 15970

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ655907 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:765-766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio oceani Finster and Kjeldsen 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Desulfovibrio oceani Finster and Kjeldsen 2012. Publication: Finster KW, Kjeldsen KU. Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Desulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae subsp. nov., novel sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the oxygen minimum zone off the coast of Peru. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 97:221-229. 🇩🇰 Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. galateae (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halodesulfovibrio oceani subsp. oceani (Finster and Kjeldsen 2012) Shivani et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Halodesulfovibrio Shivani et al. 2017

Assigned by: Shivani Y, Subhash Y, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Halodesulfovibrio spirochaetisodalis gen. nov. sp. nov. and reclassification of four Desulfovibrio spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:87-93. 🇮🇳

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