Name: Pseudovibrio stylochi Zhang et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sty.lo’chi. N.L. gen. masc. n. stylochi, of the flatworm Stylochus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-WI-bri-o sty-LO-k^hi, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 42384; MCCC 1K00452; UST20140214-052

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP207600 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Y, Li Q, Tian R, Lai Q, Xu Y. Pseudovibrio stylochi sp. nov., isolated from a marine flatworm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2025-2029. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2767-2768.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Polycladidibacter stylochi (Zhang et al. 2016) Hinger et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Parapolycladidibacter stylochi" (Zhang et al. 2016) Park et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05739 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Pseudovibrio Shieh et al. 2004

Assigned by: Zhang Y, Li Q, Tian R, Lai Q, Xu Y. Pseudovibrio stylochi sp. nov., isolated from a marine flatworm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2025-2029. 🇨🇳

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