Name: Rheinheimera tilapiae Chen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti.la’pi.ae. N.L. fem. n. Tilapia, the scientific name of a genus of tilapiine cichlid fish; N.L. gen. fem. n. tilapiae, of tilapia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a culture pond for Tilapia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^he͡in-HE͡I-me-ra ti-LA-pi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80263; KCTC 23315; LMG 26339; Ruye-90

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ111524 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Yang SH, Young CC, Sheu SY. Rheinheimera tilapiae sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1457-1463. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pararheinheimera tilapiae" (Chen et al. 2013) Sisinthy et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002

Assigned by: Chen WM, Yang SH, Young CC, Sheu SY. Rheinheimera tilapiae sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1457-1463. 🇹🇼

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