Name: Luminiphilus syltensis Spring et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: syl.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. syltensis, of or pertaining to the Sylt island, the region of origin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-mi-NI-p^hi-lus syl-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22749; Ivo14; JCM 17770; NOR5-1B

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU672849 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Riedel T, Sproer C, Yan S, Harder J, Fuchs BM. Taxonomy and evolution of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria: description of Luminiphilus syltensis gen. nov., sp. nov., reclassification of Haliea rubra as Pseudohaliea rubra gen. nov., comb. nov., and emendation of Chromatocurvus halotolerans. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:118. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Luminiphilus Spring et al. 2013. Publication: Spring S, Riedel T, Sproer C, Yan S, Harder J, Fuchs BM. Taxonomy and evolution of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria: description of Luminiphilus syltensis gen. nov., sp. nov., reclassification of Haliea rubra as Pseudohaliea rubra gen. nov., comb. nov., and emendation of Chromatocurvus halotolerans. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:118. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Luminiphilus Spring et al. 2013

Assigned by: Spring S, Riedel T, Sproer C, Yan S, Harder J, Fuchs BM. Taxonomy and evolution of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria: description of Luminiphilus syltensis gen. nov., sp. nov., reclassification of Haliea rubra as Pseudohaliea rubra gen. nov., comb. nov., and emendation of Chromatocurvus halotolerans. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:118. 🇩🇪

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