Name: Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.lae.ci.en’sis. L. masc. adj. gallaeciensis, pertaining to Gallaecia the roman name for Galicia, the north-west region of Spain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gal-la͡e-ki-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700781; BS107; CIP 105210; DSM 26640; IFO 16654; JCM 21319; NBRC 16654

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16S rRNA gene: Y13244 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruiz-Ponte C, Cilia V, Lambert C, Nicolas JL. Roseobacter gallaeciensis sp. nov., a new marine bacterium isolated from rearings and collectors of the scallop Pecten maximus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:537-542. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Phaeobacter gallaeciensis (Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998) Martens et al. 2006

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phaeobacter gallaeciensis (Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998) Martens et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Roseobacter gallaeciensis 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 Roseobacter.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Roseobacter Shiba 1991

Assigned by: Ruiz-Ponte C, Cilia V, Lambert C, Nicolas JL. Roseobacter gallaeciensis sp. nov., a new marine bacterium isolated from rearings and collectors of the scallop Pecten maximus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:537-542. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 780578