Name: Kangiella spongicola Ahn et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon.gi’co.la. Gr. masc. n. spongos, -i sponge; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. spongicola, inhabitant of a sponge

Pronunciation, gender: spon-GI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: A79; ATCC BAA-2076; DSM 23219

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU339304 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ahn J, Park JW, McConnell JA, Ahn YB, Haggblom MM. Kangiella spongicola sp. nov., a halophilic marine bacterium isolated from the sponge Chondrilla nucula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:961-964.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kangiella Yoon et al. 2004

Assigned by: Ahn J, Park JW, McConnell JA, Ahn YB, Haggblom MM. Kangiella spongicola sp. nov., a halophilic marine bacterium isolated from the sponge Chondrilla nucula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:961-964.

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Record number: 789146