Name: Rhodopseudomonas marina Imhoff 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-pse͡u-DO-mo-nas ma-RI-na, feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D30790 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Imhoff JF. Rhodopseudomonas marina sp. nov., a New Marine Phototrophic Purple Bacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:512-521. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.

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
    Rhodobium marinum (Imhoff 1984) Hiraishi et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 2898.
  • ❗ Rhodopseudomonas marina 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 Rhodopseudomonas.
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodopseudomonas Czurda and Maresch 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Imhoff JF. Rhodopseudomonas marina sp. nov., a New Marine Phototrophic Purple Bacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:512-521. 🇩🇪

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