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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium viscosum corrig. Li et al. 2020

Etymology: vis.co’sum. L. neut. adj. viscosum, viscous

Pronunciation, gender: wis-KO-sum, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016015; KCTC 52101; YIM 102796

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16S rRNA gene: MK184511 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 (taxonomically suspended)

Correct name: Flavobacterium viscosum corrig. Li et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paenimyroides viscosum 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 risk group of the genus. This name is taxonomically suspended (and therefore not recommended for medical use for now) until no later than 2028 in favour of Flavobacterium viscosum 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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