Name: Lonsdalea britannica (Brady et al. 2012) Li et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lonsdalea quercina subsp. britannica Brady et al. 2012

Etymology: bri.tan’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. britannica, Britannic, British, referring to where these strains were first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: bri-TAN-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: CFCC 10822; LMG 26267; NCPPB 4481; R-43280

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF311442 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Xue H, Guo LM, Koltay A, Palacio-Bielsa A, Chang J, Xie S, Yang X. Elevation of three subspecies of Lonsdalea quercina to species level: Lonsdalea britannica sp. nov., Lonsdalea iberica sp. nov. and Lonsdalea populi sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4680-4684.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lonsdalea quercina subsp. britannica Brady et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lonsdalea Brady et al. 2012

Assigned by: Li Y, Xue H, Guo LM, Koltay A, Palacio-Bielsa A, Chang J, Xie S, Yang X. Elevation of three subspecies of Lonsdalea quercina to species level: Lonsdalea britannica sp. nov., Lonsdalea iberica sp. nov. and Lonsdalea populi sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4680-4684.

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Record number: 796225