Name: Oceanisphaera arctica Srinivas et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, from the Arctic, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-ni-SP^HA͡E-ra ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 58690; KCTC 23013; NBRC 106171; V1-41

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT758089 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Srinivas TN, Reddy PV, Begum Z, Manasa P, Shivaji S. Oceanisphaera arctica sp. nov., isolated from Arctic marine sediment, and emended description of the genus Oceanisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1926-1931. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Oceanisphaera arctica" Srinivas et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Oceanisphaera Romanenko et al. 2003

Assigned by: Srinivas TN, Reddy PV, Begum Z, Manasa P, Shivaji S. Oceanisphaera arctica sp. nov., isolated from Arctic marine sediment, and emended description of the genus Oceanisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1926-1931. 🇮🇳

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