Name: Kineococcus marinus Lee 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, the origin of the sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: NBRC 102111; NRRL B-24439; strain KST3-3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ200982 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD. Kineococcus marinus sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment of the coast of Jeju, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1279-1283.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudokineococcus marinus (Lee 2006) Jurado et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudokineococcus marinus (Lee 2006) Jurado et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kineococcus marinus 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 Kineococcus.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kineococcus Yokota et al. 1993

Assigned by: Lee SD. Kineococcus marinus sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment of the coast of Jeju, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1279-1283.

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Record number: 784048