Species ***Polaribacter* *aquimarinus***

Name: Polaribacter aquimarinus Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ma.ri’nus. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. masc. adj. marinus, marine; N.L. masc. adj. aquimarinus, living in sea water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-la-ri-BAK-ter a-kwi-ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 62374; MCCC 1H00296; ZY113

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH000434 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Xu W, Chen XY, Wei XT, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Polaribacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from the surface of a marine red alga. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:407-415. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03856 (N = 60).
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Polaribacter Gosink et al. 1998

Assigned by: Xu W, Chen XY, Wei XT, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Polaribacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from the surface of a marine red alga. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:407-415. 🇨🇳

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Species Polaribacter aquimarinus

Species ***Polaribacter* *aquimarinus***