Species Phaeobacter leonis

Name: Phaeobacter leonis Gaboyer et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: le.o’nis. L. gen. masc. n. leonis, of a lion, named after sinus Leonis the Medieval Latin name of Gulf of Lions, in reference to the origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ha͡e-o-BAK-ter le-O-nis, masculine

Type strain: 306; CIP 110369; DSM 25627; UBOCC 3187

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE661585 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gaboyer F, Tindall BJ, Ciobanu MC, Duthoit F, Le Romancer M, Alain K. Phaeobacter leonis sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium from Mediterranean Sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3301-3306. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudophaeobacter leonis (Gaboyer et al. 2013) Breider et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudophaeobacter leonis (Gaboyer et al. 2013) Breider et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Phaeobacter leonis 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 Phaeobacter.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006

Assigned by: Gaboyer F, Tindall BJ, Ciobanu MC, Duthoit F, Le Romancer M, Alain K. Phaeobacter leonis sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium from Mediterranean Sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3301-3306. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 791108