Name: Roseivivax atlanticus Li et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. atlanticus, Atlantic, from the Atlantic Ocean

Pronunciation, gender: a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 22II-S10s; LMG 27156; MCCC 1A09150

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16S rRNA gene: KF906718 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li G, Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Roseivivax atlanticus sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:863-869.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Roseivivax marinus Dai et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Roseivivax marinus Dai et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to La Mura et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Roseivivax marinus Dai et al. 2014. Publication: La Mura A, Arahal DR, Pujalte MJ. Roseivivax atlanticus (Li, Lai, Liu, Sun and Shao, 2015) is a later heterotypic synonym of Roseivivax marinus (Dai, Shi, Gao, Liu and Zhang, 2014). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2650-2652.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.
  • ❗ Roseivivax atlanticus 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 Roseivivax.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04817 (N = 92).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999

Assigned by: Li G, Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Roseivivax atlanticus sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:863-869.

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