Species Hydrogenivirga okinawensis

Name: Hydrogenivirga okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ki.na.wen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hy-dro-ge-ni-WIR-ga o-ki-na-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17378; JCM 13302; LS12-2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB235314 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nunoura T, Miyazaki M, Suzuki Y, Takai K, Horikoshi K. Hydrogenivirga okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field, Southern Okinawa Trough. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:676-681. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09370 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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: Hydrogenivirga Nakagawa et al. 2004

Assigned by: Nunoura T, Miyazaki M, Suzuki Y, Takai K, Horikoshi K. Hydrogenivirga okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field, Southern Okinawa Trough. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:676-681. 🇯🇵

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