Name: Mangrovicoccus ximenensis Yu et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xi.me.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. ximenensis, pertaining to Ximen [probably better: ximensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksi-me-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016238; KCTC 52623; T1lg56

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY012060 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yu Z, Cao Y, Zhou G, Yin J, Qiu J. Mangrovicoccus ximenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from mangrove forest sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2172-2177. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mangrovicoccus Yu et al. 2018. Publication: Yu Z, Cao Y, Zhou G, Yin J, Qiu J. Mangrovicoccus ximenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from mangrove forest sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2172-2177. 🇨🇳
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Mangrovicoccus Yu et al. 2018

Assigned by: Yu Z, Cao Y, Zhou G, Yin J, Qiu J. Mangrovicoccus ximenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from mangrove forest sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2172-2177. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797793