Name: Loktanella litorea Yoon et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to’re.a. L. fem. adj. litorea, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lok-ta-NEL-la li-TO-re-a, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 62113; DPG-5; DSM 29433; KCTC 23883

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN885197 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Jung YT, Lee JS. Loktanella litorea sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:175-180. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Yoonia litorea (Yoon et al. 2013) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Yoonia litorea (Yoon et al. 2013) Wirth and Whitman 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Loktanella litorea 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Loktanella Van Trappen et al. 2004

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Jung YT, Lee JS. Loktanella litorea sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:175-180. 🇰🇷

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