Name: Hongiella ornithinivorans Yi and Chun 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: or.ni.thi.ni’vo.rans. N.L. fem. n. ornithina, ornithine; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. ornithinivorans, ornithine-devouring, utilizing ornithine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hon͡g-i-EL-la or-ni-t^hi-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15282; IMSNU 14014; JC2052; KCTC 12052

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY264840 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Chun J. Hongiella mannitolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., Hongiella halophila sp. nov. and Hongiella ornithinivorans sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:157-162. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Algoriphagus ornithinivorans (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Algoriphagus ornithinivorans (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Hongiella ornithinivorans 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 Hongiella.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Hongiella Yi and Chun 2004

Assigned by: Yi H, Chun J. Hongiella mannitolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., Hongiella halophila sp. nov. and Hongiella ornithinivorans sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:157-162. 🇰🇷

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