Species Loktanella acticola

Name: Loktanella acticola Park et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ac.ti’co.la. L. fem. n. acta (gen. actae), seaside, shore; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. acticola, a dweller of seaside

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lok-ta-NEL-la ak-TI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 52837; NBRC 112781; OISW-6

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KY817315 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park S, Choi SJ, Won SM, Yoon JH. Loktanella acticola sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4175-4180. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Yoonia acticola (Park et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Yoonia acticola (Park et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Loktanella acticola 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 Loktanella.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Yoonia". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Loktanella Van Trappen et al. 2004

Assigned by: Park S, Choi SJ, Won SM, Yoon JH. Loktanella acticola sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4175-4180. 🇰🇷

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