Name: Neptunomonas phycophila Frommlet et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phy.co’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, algae; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. phycophila, algae-loving, referring to its association with Symbiodinium algae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^hy-KO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8716; LMG 28329; SYM1

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16S rRNA gene: KM591221 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Frommlet J, Guimaraes B, Sousa L, Serodio J, Alves A. Neptunomonas phycophila sp. nov. isolated from a culture of Symbiodinium sp., a dinoflagellate symbiont of the sea anemone Aiptasia tagetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:915-919. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Neptunomonas Hedlund et al. 1999

Assigned by: Frommlet J, Guimaraes B, Sousa L, Serodio J, Alves A. Neptunomonas phycophila sp. nov. isolated from a culture of Symbiodinium sp., a dinoflagellate symbiont of the sea anemone Aiptasia tagetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:915-919. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 792636