Name: Sabulilitoribacter arenilitoris Kang et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.re.ni.li’to.ris. L. fem. n. arena, sand; L. neut. n. litus (gen. litoris), the seashore, coast; N.L. gen. neut. n. arenilitoris, of sand of the seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-bu-li-li-to-ri-BAK-ter a-re-ni-LI-to-ris, masculine

Type strain: HMF6543; KCTC 52401; NBRC 112674

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX343046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kang H, Cha I, Kim H, Joh K. Sabulilitoribacter arenilitoris sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4796-4800. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Wocania arenilitoris (Kang et al. 2017) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wocania arenilitoris (Kang et al. 2017) Liu et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sabulilitoribacter arenilitoris 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 Sabulilitoribacter.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Sabulilitoribacter Park et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kang H, Cha I, Kim H, Joh K. Sabulilitoribacter arenilitoris sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4796-4800. 🇰🇷

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