Name: Oceanisphaera profunda Xu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.fun’da. L. fem. adj. profunda, from the deep

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-ni-SP^HA͡E-ra pro-FUN-da, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2013241; KCTC 32510; SM1222

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16S rRNA gene: KF591598 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu Z, Zhang XY, Su HN, Yu ZC, Liu C, Li H, Chen XL, Song XY, Xie BB, Qin QL, et al. Oceanisphaera profunda sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from deep-sea sediment, and emended description of the genus Oceanisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1252-1256. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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: Xu Z, Zhang XY, Su HN, Yu ZC, Liu C, Li H, Chen XL, Song XY, Xie BB, Qin QL, et al. Oceanisphaera profunda sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from deep-sea sediment, and emended description of the genus Oceanisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1252-1256. 🇨🇳

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