Name: Litoreibacter halocynthiae Kim et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.cyn’thi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. halocynthiae, of Halocynthia, named after the generic name of the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 63416; DSM 29467; KCTC 32213; P-MA1-7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX644172 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Jung YT, Kim DG, Lee JS, Lee SJ, Yoon JH. Litoreibacter halocynthiae sp. nov., isolated from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3364-3368.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Litoreibacter Romanenko et al. 2011

Assigned by: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Jung YT, Kim DG, Lee JS, Lee SJ, Yoon JH. Litoreibacter halocynthiae sp. nov., isolated from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3364-3368.

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Record number: 791125