Name: Pararhodobacter zhoushanensis Zhang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zhou.sha.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. zhoushanensis, pertaining to Zhoushan Islands in China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-r^ho-do-BAK-ter z͡hou-s͡ha-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 62579; MCCC 1K03530; ZQ420

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH087458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang W, Chen C, Yuan Y, Su D, Ding L, Epstein SS, He S. Erratum: 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 2020; 70:702. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pararhodobacter marinus Zhang et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11765 (N = 20).
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Zhang W, Chen C, Yuan Y, Su D, Ding L, Epstein SS, He S. Erratum: 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 2020; 70:702. 🇺🇸

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