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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Maribacter spongiae

Name: Maribacter spongiae Kim et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon’gi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. spongiae, of a sponge, referring to the source of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 2304DJ31-5; KCTC 102366; MCCC 1K09795

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PQ764788 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim SB, Kim KH, Park JS. Maribacter algae sp. nov., Maribacter spongiae sp. nov., Maribacter corallii sp. nov., Maribacter aquimarinus sp. nov. and Maribacter taeanensis sp. nov., isolated from marine habitats in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6993. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Maribacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kim SB, Kim KH, Park JS. Maribacter algae sp. nov., Maribacter spongiae sp. nov., Maribacter corallii sp. nov., Maribacter aquimarinus sp. nov. and Maribacter taeanensis sp. nov., isolated from marine habitats in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6993. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 69617
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