Name: Paragemmobacter straminiformis (Kang et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gemmobacter straminiformis Kang et al. 2017

Etymology: stra.mi.ni.for’mis. L. neut. n. stramen, straw; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, form; N.L. masc. adj. straminiformis, resembling straw

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … stra-mi-ni-FOR-mis, masculine

Type strain: CAM-8; JCM 31905; KACC 19224

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX832992 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gemmobacter straminiformis Kang et al. 2017

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemmobacter straminiformis Kang et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paragemmobacter Huang et al. 2024. Publication: Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Paragemmobacter straminiformis 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 Paragemmobacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Paragemmobacter Huang et al. 2024

Assigned by: Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 48949