Name: Paenimyroides aquimaris (García-López et al. 2020) Zhang et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Myroides aquimaris García-López et al. 2020

Etymology: a.qui’ma.ris. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; N.L. gen. neut. n. aquimaris, of the water of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWI-ma-ris, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10825; JCM 18132; SW105

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN867054 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang K, Cui L, Zeng Q, Shi S, Long L, Tian X. Paenimyroides aestuarii gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from sediment in the Pearl River Estuary and reclassification of five Flavobacterium and four Myroides species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6091. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Myroides aquimaris García-López et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flavobacterium marinum Song et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paenimyroides marinum (Song et al. 2013) Li 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Myroides aquimaris García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Paenimyroides aquimaris (García-López et al. 2020) Zhang et al. 2023 is illegitimate because Paenimyroides marinum (Song et al. 2013) Zhang et al. 2023 should have been proposed instead (Rule 41a). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Paenimyroides Zhang et al. 2023

Assigned by: Zhang K, Cui L, Zeng Q, Shi S, Long L, Tian X. Paenimyroides aestuarii gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from sediment in the Pearl River Estuary and reclassification of five Flavobacterium and four Myroides species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6091. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 40929