Name: Hyphomonas atlantica corrig. Li et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. atlantica, pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TLAN-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: 22II1-22F38; LMG 27916; MCCC 1A09418

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16S rRNA gene: KF863140 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li C, Lai Q, Li G, Sun F, Shao Z. Hyphomonas atlanticus sp. nov., isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and emended description of the genus Hyphomonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:423-428. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hyphomonas atlanticus Li et al. 2015	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Specific epithet and etymology were corrected on validation - the gender did not match that of the genus (fem.). — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, atlanticus (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Hyphomonas (ex Pongratz 1957) Moore et al. 1984

Assigned by: Li C, Lai Q, Li G, Sun F, Shao Z. Hyphomonas atlanticus sp. nov., isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and emended description of the genus Hyphomonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:423-428. 🇨🇳

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