Name: Isoalcanivorax indicus (Song et al. 2018) Rai et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcanivorax indicus Song et al. 2018

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to the Indian Ocean, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16233; KCTC 62652; SW127

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH279472 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alcanivorax indicus Song et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcanivorax indicus Song et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Isoalcanivorax indicus 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 Isoalcanivorax.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Isoalcanivorax Rai et al. 2023

Assigned by: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0.

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Record number: 36031