Name: Mangroviflexus xiamenensis Zhao et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xia.me.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xiamenensis, of or belonging to Xiamen [probably better: xiamensis]

Pronunciation, gender: ksia-me-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5167; DSM 24214; P2

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HQ697914 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Ruan L. Mangroviflexus xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Marinilabiliaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1819-1824. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mangroviflexus Zhao et al. 2012. Publication: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Ruan L. Mangroviflexus xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Marinilabiliaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1819-1824. 🇨🇳
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates within Geofilum and may be susceptible to reclassification". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Mangroviflexus Zhao et al. 2012

Assigned by: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Ruan L. Mangroviflexus xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Marinilabiliaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1819-1824. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 790053