Species Paenimyroides tangerinum

Name: Paenimyroides tangerinum (Li et al. 2020) Zhang et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium tangerinum corrig. Li et al. 2020

Etymology: tan.ge.ri’num. N.L. neut. adj. tangerinum, tangerine-coloured, referring to the reddish-orange colour of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-myr-o-I-des tan-ge-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016028; KCTC 52100; YIM 102701-2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK184532 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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flavobacterium tangerinum corrig. Li et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Flavobacterium tangerina Li et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09020 (N = 77).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Flavobacterium tangerinum corrig. Li et al. 2020. Publication: Li G, Chen X, Li Y, Shi S, Jiang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, Jiang C. Flavobacterium viscosus sp. nov. and Flavobacterium tangerina sp. nov., from Primates Feces. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:818-823. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

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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