Species Sphingomicrobium marinum

Name: Sphingomicrobium marinum Shahina et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-go-mi-KRO-bi-um ma-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80466; CC-AMZ-30M; JCM 18554

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX235672 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shahina M, Hameed A, Lin SY, Hsu YH, Liu YC, Huang YM, Lin JC, Young CC. Sphingomicrobium marinum sp. nov. and Sphingomicrobium flavum sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater, and emended description of the genus Sphingomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4469-4476. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingomicrobium Kämpfer et al. 2012

Assigned by: Shahina M, Hameed A, Lin SY, Hsu YH, Liu YC, Huang YM, Lin JC, Young CC. Sphingomicrobium marinum sp. nov. and Sphingomicrobium flavum sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater, and emended description of the genus Sphingomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4469-4476. 🇹🇼

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