Species Rhodobium marinum

Name: Rhodobium marinum (Imhoff 1984) Hiraishi et al. 1995

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas marina Imhoff 1984

Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, of or belonging to the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-DO-bi-um ma-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35675; BN 126; CIP 104405; DSM 2698; Imhoff BN 126; NBRC 100434

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D30790 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hiraishi A, Urata K, Satoh T. A new genus of marine budding phototrophic bacteria, Rhodobium gen. nov., which includes Rhodobium orientis sp. nov. and Rhodobium marinum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:226-234. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Afifella marina (Imhoff 1984) Urdiain et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Afifella marina (Imhoff 1984) Urdiain et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodopseudomonas marina Imhoff 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 2898.
  • ❗ Rhodobium marinum 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 Rhodobium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodobium Hiraishi et al. 1995

Assigned by: Hiraishi A, Urata K, Satoh T. A new genus of marine budding phototrophic bacteria, Rhodobium gen. nov., which includes Rhodobium orientis sp. nov. and Rhodobium marinum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:226-234. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 780431