Species Polymorphobacter glacialis

Name: Polymorphobacter glacialis Xing et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gla.ci.a’lis. L. masc. adj. glacialis, icy, frozen, full of ice, referring to the frozen, icy environment from which the species was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-ly-mor-p^ho-BAK-ter gla-ki-A-lis, masculine

Type strain: B555-2; CGMCC 1.15519; KCTC 52396

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP013180 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xing T, Liu Y, Wang N, Xu B, Shen L, Liu K, Gu Z, Guo B, Zhou Y, Liu H. Polymorphobacter glacialis sp. nov., isolated from ice core. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:617-620. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1621-1622.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sandarakinorhabdus glacialis (Xing et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sandarakinorhabdus glacialis (Xing et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Polymorphobacter glacialis 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 Polymorphobacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014

Assigned by: Xing T, Liu Y, Wang N, Xu B, Shen L, Liu K, Gu Z, Guo B, Zhou Y, Liu H. Polymorphobacter glacialis sp. nov., isolated from ice core. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:617-620. 🇨🇳

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