Name: Lichenibacterium ramalinae Pankratov et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.ma.li’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. ramalinae, from/of the lichen genus Ramalina

Gender: neuter

Type strain: KCTC 72076; RmlP001; VKM B-3263

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG996730 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pankratov TA, Grouzdev DS, Patutina EO, Kolganova TV, Suzina NE, Berestovskaya JJ. Lichenibacterium ramalinae gen. nov, sp. nov., Lichenibacterium minor sp. nov., the first endophytic, beta-carotene producing bacterial representatives from lichen thalli and the proposal of the new family Lichenibacteriaceae within the order Rhizobiales. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:477-489.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lichenibacterium Pankratov et al. 2020. Publication: Pankratov TA, Grouzdev DS, Patutina EO, Kolganova TV, Suzina NE, Berestovskaya JJ. Lichenibacterium ramalinae gen. nov, sp. nov., Lichenibacterium minor sp. nov., the first endophytic, beta-carotene producing bacterial representatives from lichen thalli and the proposal of the new family Lichenibacteriaceae within the order Rhizobiales. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:477-489.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lichenibacterium Pankratov et al. 2020

Assigned by: Pankratov TA, Grouzdev DS, Patutina EO, Kolganova TV, Suzina NE, Berestovskaya JJ. Lichenibacterium ramalinae gen. nov, sp. nov., Lichenibacterium minor sp. nov., the first endophytic, beta-carotene producing bacterial representatives from lichen thalli and the proposal of the new family Lichenibacteriaceae within the order Rhizobiales. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:477-489.

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Record number: 3554