Name: Kistimonas scapharcae Lee et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sca.phar’cae. N.L. gen. fem. n. scapharcae, of Scapharca, isolated from Scapharca broughtonii (ark clam)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kis-TI-mo-nas ska-P^HAR-ka͡e, feminine

Type strain: A36; JCM 17805; KACC 16204

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF811908 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee J, Shin NR, Lee HW, Roh SW, Kim MS, Kim YO, Bae JW. Kistimonas scapharcae sp. nov., isolated from a dead ark clam (Scapharca broughtonii), and emended description of the genus Kistimonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2865-2869. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Kistimonas Choi et al. 2010

Assigned by: Lee J, Shin NR, Lee HW, Roh SW, Kim MS, Kim YO, Bae JW. Kistimonas scapharcae sp. nov., isolated from a dead ark clam (Scapharca broughtonii), and emended description of the genus Kistimonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2865-2869. 🇰🇷

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