Name: Persicivirga ulvanivorans Barbeyron et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ul.va.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. adj. ulvanum, ulvan, a polysaccharide extracted from Ulvaceae of the genus Ulva; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. ulvanivorans, ulvan-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: per-si-ki-WIR-ga ul-wa-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110082; DSM 22727; PLR

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU902979 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Barbeyron T, Lerat Y, Sassi JF, Le Panse S, Helbert W, Collen PN. Persicivirga ulvanivorans sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae that degrades ulvan from green algae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1899-1905. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Nonlabens ulvanivorans (Barbeyron et al. 2011) Yi and Chun 2012

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nonlabens ulvanivorans (Barbeyron et al. 2011) Yi and Chun 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Persicivirga ulvanivorans 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 Persicivirga.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Persicivirga O'Sullivan et al. 2006

Assigned by: Barbeyron T, Lerat Y, Sassi JF, Le Panse S, Helbert W, Collen PN. Persicivirga ulvanivorans sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae that degrades ulvan from green algae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1899-1905. 🇫🇷

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