Name: Kaistella palustris (Pires et al. 2010) Nicholson et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Chryseobacterium palustre Pires et al. 2010

Etymology: pa.lus’tris. L. masc./fem. adj. palustris, pertaining to a marsh

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 3A10; DSM 21579; LMG 24685; NBRC 104928

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU360967 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nicholson AC, Gulvik CA, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Bell ME, Holmes B, Steigerwalt AG, Villarma A, Sheth M, Batra D, et al. Division of the genus Chryseobacterium: Observation of discontinuities in amino acid identity values, a possible consequence of major extinction events, guides transfer of nine species to the genus Epilithonimonas, eleven species to the genus Kaistella, and three species to the genus Halpernia gen. nov., with description of Kaistella daneshvariae sp. nov. and Epilithonimonas vandammei sp. nov. derived from clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4432-4450.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chryseobacterium palustre Pires et al. 2010

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chryseobacterium palustre Pires et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kaistella palustris 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 Kaistella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Kaistella Kim et al. 2004

Assigned by: Nicholson AC, Gulvik CA, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Bell ME, Holmes B, Steigerwalt AG, Villarma A, Sheth M, Batra D, et al. Division of the genus Chryseobacterium: Observation of discontinuities in amino acid identity values, a possible consequence of major extinction events, guides transfer of nine species to the genus Epilithonimonas, eleven species to the genus Kaistella, and three species to the genus Halpernia gen. nov., with description of Kaistella daneshvariae sp. nov. and Epilithonimonas vandammei sp. nov. derived from clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4432-4450.

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Record number: 12994