Name: Rheinheimera oceanensis Ren et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a.nen’sis. L. fem. adj. oceanensis, of the ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^he͡in-HE͡I-me-ra o-ke-a-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: GL-53; KCTC 82651; MCCC M20598

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16S rRNA gene: MW714780 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ren WT, Guo LL, Bu YX, Han CH, Zhou P, Wu YH. Rheinheimera oceanensis sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Rheinheimera, isolated from the West Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6054. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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: Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002

Assigned by: Ren WT, Guo LL, Bu YX, Han CH, Zhou P, Wu YH. Rheinheimera oceanensis sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Rheinheimera, isolated from the West Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6054. 🇨🇳

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