Name: Pararhodobacter marinus Zhang et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-r^ho-do-BAK-ter ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 62579; MCCC 1K03530; ZQ420

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16S rRNA gene: MH087458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang W, Chen C, Yuan Y, Su D, Ding L, Epstein SS, He S. Pararhodobacter marinus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment in the East China Sea and emended description of the genus Pararhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3293-3298. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6-8.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pararhodobacter zhoushanensis Zhang et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pararhodobacter zhoushanensis Zhang et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Pararhodobacter marinus Lai et al. 2019.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Pararhodobacter marinus Lai et al. 2019. Publication: Lai Q, Liu X, Yuan J, Xie S, Shao Z. Pararhodobacter marinus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water of the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:932-936. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Zhang W, Chen C, Yuan Y, Su D, Ding L, Epstein SS, He S. Pararhodobacter marinus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment in the East China Sea and emended description of the genus Pararhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3293-3298. 🇺🇸

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