Name: Paenimyroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) Zhang et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium ceti Vela et al. 2007

Etymology: ce’ti. L. masc. n. cetus, whale; L. gen. masc. n. ceti, of a whale

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KE-ti, neuter

Type strain: 454-2; CCUG 52696; CCUG 52969; CECT 7184

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760264 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

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

Correct name: Myroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) García-López et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flavobacterium ceti Vela et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Myroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paenimyroides ceti 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 Paenimyroides.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

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: 40931