Name: Lutimaribacter marinistellae Zhang et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri.ni.stel’lae. L. masc. adj. marinus, from the sea; L. fem. n. stella, star; N.L. gen. fem. n. marinistellae, of a sea star

Pronunciation, gender: ma-ri-ni-STEL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 42911; MCCC 1K01154; SF-12

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT944033 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Y, Tang P, Xu Y, Fang W, Wang X, Fang Z, Xiao Y. Lutimaribacter marinistellae sp. nov., isolated from a starfish. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3675-3680.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04239 (N = 84).
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009

Assigned by: Zhang Y, Tang P, Xu Y, Fang W, Wang X, Fang Z, Xiao Y. Lutimaribacter marinistellae sp. nov., isolated from a starfish. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3675-3680.

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Record number: 794609