Species Oceanospirillum hiroshimense

Name: Oceanospirillum hiroshimense (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum hiroshimense" Terasaki 1973

Etymology: hi.ro.shi.men’se. N.L. neut. adj. hiroshimense, pertaining to Hiroshima. Japan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-no-spi-RIL-lum hi-ro-s͡hi-MEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CIP 103384; DSM 9524; IFO 13616; LMG 5305; LMG 7371; NBRC 13616; SWC OF2

16S rRNA gene: AB680463 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Terasaki Y. Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:130-144.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae Linn and Krieg 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Oceanospirillum maris subsp. hiroshimense (Terasaki 1973) Pot et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Spirillum hiroshimense" Terasaki 1973	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Satomi et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Oceanospirillum hiroshimense is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Oceanospirillum.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Satomi et al. the three subspecies of Oceanospirillum maris should be combined as Oceanospirillum maris. Publication: Hylemon PB, Wells Jr JS, Krieg NR, Jannasch HW. The genus Spirillum: a taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:340-380.

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Terasaki Y. Transfer of five species and two subspecies of Spirillum to other genera (Aquaspirillum and Oceanospirillum), with emended descriptions of the species and subspecies. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:130-144.

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