Name: Reichenbachiella agarivorans Muhammad et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: BKB1-1; JCM 35840; KCTC 82964

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16S rRNA gene: OP473987 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Muhammad N, Avila F, Nedashkovskaya OI, Kim SG. Three novel marine species of the genus Reichenbachiella exhibiting degradation of complex polysaccharides. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1265676. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21629 (N = 2).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-10.

Parent taxon: Reichenbachiella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005

Assigned by: Muhammad N, Avila F, Nedashkovskaya OI, Kim SG. Three novel marine species of the genus Reichenbachiella exhibiting degradation of complex polysaccharides. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1265676. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 57216