Name: Lutimonas halocynthiae Kim et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.cyn’thi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. halocynthiae, of Halocynthia, named after the generic name of the golden sea squirt Halocynthia aurantium, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-TI-mo-nas ha-lo-KYN-t^hi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8444; KCTC 32537; RSS3-C1

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16S rRNA gene: KF740535 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Jung YT, Kim DG, Bae KS, Yoon JH. Description of Lutimonas halocynthiae sp. nov., isolated from a golden sea squirt (Halocynthia aurantium), reclassification of Aestuariicola saemankumensis as Lutimonas saemankumensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Lutimonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1984-1990. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Lutimonas Yang et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Jung YT, Kim DG, Bae KS, Yoon JH. Description of Lutimonas halocynthiae sp. nov., isolated from a golden sea squirt (Halocynthia aurantium), reclassification of Aestuariicola saemankumensis as Lutimonas saemankumensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Lutimonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1984-1990. 🇰🇷

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