Name: Mariniflexile fucanivorans Barbeyron et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.ca.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. fucanum, fucan (polyfucose); L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; from L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. neut. part. adj. fucanivorans, fucan-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: fu-ka-NI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: CIP 109502; DSM 18792; SW5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ628046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Michel G, Czjzek M. Mariniflexile fucanivorans sp. nov., a marine member of the Flavobacteriaceae that degrades sulphated fucans from brown algae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2107-2113.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06655 (N = 65).
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Mariniflexile Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006

Assigned by: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Michel G, Czjzek M. Mariniflexile fucanivorans sp. nov., a marine member of the Flavobacteriaceae that degrades sulphated fucans from brown algae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2107-2113.

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Record number: 787532