Name: Planococcus rifietoensis corrig. Romano et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ri.fi.eto.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. rifietoensis, pertaining to Rifieto Spring in Italy (Campania Region)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-790; DSM 15069; M8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ493659 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Romano I, Giordano A, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Gambacorta A. Planococcus rifietensis sp. nov, isolated from algal mat collected from a sulfurous spring in Campania (Italy). Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:357-366.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Planococcus rifietensis Romano et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, orthographic variant

• Notes:
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21678 (N = 9).
  • The original spelling of the specific epithet, rifietensis (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.
  • The strain ATCC BAA-790 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Parent taxon: Planococcus Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Romano I, Giordano A, Lama L, Nicolaus B, Gambacorta A. Planococcus rifietensis sp. nov, isolated from algal mat collected from a sulfurous spring in Campania (Italy). Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:357-366.

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