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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Membranicola marinus Li et al. 2016

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea

Pronunciation, 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: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Membranihabitans gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic name Membranicola Li et al. 2016. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5576.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Membranicola marinus Li et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Membranihabitans Deshmukh and Oren 2022. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Membranihabitans gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic name Membranicola Li et al. 2016. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5576.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Membranihabitans Deshmukh and Oren 2022

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Membranihabitans gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic name Membranicola Li et al. 2016. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5576.

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Record number: 31320