Name: Membranicola marinus Li et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13179; CZ-AZ5; JCM 18886

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX306763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li X, Liu Y, Chen Z, Liu LZ, Liu ZP, Liu Y. Membranicola marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Saprospiraceae isolated from a biofilter in a recirculating aquaculture system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1275-1280. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Membranihabitans marinus (Li et al. 2016) Deshmukh and Oren 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Membranihabitans marinus (Li et al. 2016) Deshmukh and Oren 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Membranicola Li et al. 2016. Publication: Li X, Liu Y, Chen Z, Liu LZ, Liu ZP, Liu Y. Membranicola marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Saprospiraceae isolated from a biofilter in a recirculating aquaculture system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1275-1280. 🇨🇳
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Membranicola Li et al. 2016

Assigned by: Li X, Liu Y, Chen Z, Liu LZ, Liu ZP, Liu Y. Membranicola marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Saprospiraceae isolated from a biofilter in a recirculating aquaculture system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1275-1280. 🇨🇳

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