Name: Idiomarina homiensis Kwon et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho.mi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. homiensis, referring to the Homi Cape in Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ho-mi-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17923; KACC 11514; PO M2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM407695 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kwon SW, Kim BY, Weon HY, Baek YK, Koo BS, Go SJ. Idiomarina homiensis sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2229-2233.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudidiomarina homiensis (Kwon et al. 2006) Jean et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudidiomarina homiensis (Kwon et al. 2006) Jean et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Taborda et al. 2009 Taborda M, Antunes A, Tiago I, Verissimo A, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Description of Idiomarina insulisalsae sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a sea salt evaporation pond, proposal to transfer the species of the genus Pseudidiomarina to the genus Idiomarina and emended description of the genus Idiomarina. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:371-378.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 As of 2020-09-20 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • ❗ Idiomarina homiensis 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 Idiomarina.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Idiomarina Ivanova et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kwon SW, Kim BY, Weon HY, Baek YK, Koo BS, Go SJ. Idiomarina homiensis sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2229-2233.

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