Name: Oceanisphaera litoralis Romanenko et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-ni-SP^HA͡E-ra li-to-RA-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15406; KMM 3654

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16S rRNA gene: AJ550470 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Romanenko LA, Schumann P, Zhukova NV, Rohde M, Mikhailov VV, Stackebrandt E. Oceanisphaera litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium from marine bottom sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1885-1888. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oceanisphaera Romanenko et al. 2003. Publication: Romanenko LA, Schumann P, Zhukova NV, Rohde M, Mikhailov VV, Stackebrandt E. Oceanisphaera litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium from marine bottom sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1885-1888. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Oceanisphaera Romanenko et al. 2003

Assigned by: Romanenko LA, Schumann P, Zhukova NV, Rohde M, Mikhailov VV, Stackebrandt E. Oceanisphaera litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium from marine bottom sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1885-1888. 🇩🇪

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