Species Spongiibacter borealis

Name: Spongiibacter borealis Jang et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.re.a’lis. L. masc. adj. borealis, related to the north, boreal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spon-gi-i-BAK-ter bo-re-A-lis, masculine

Type strain: CL-AS9; JCM 17304; KCCM 90094

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ199599 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jang GI, Hwang CY, Choi HG, Kang SH, Cho BC. Description of Spongiibacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic seawater, and reclassification of Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008 with emended descriptions of the genus Spongiibacter and Spongiibacter marinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2895-2900. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Zhongshania borealis (Jang et al. 2011) Lo et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Zhongshania borealis (Jang et al. 2011) Lo et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Spongiibacter borealis 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 Spongiibacter.
  • 😷 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: Spongiibacter Graeber et al. 2008

Assigned by: Jang GI, Hwang CY, Choi HG, Kang SH, Cho BC. Description of Spongiibacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic seawater, and reclassification of Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008 with emended descriptions of the genus Spongiibacter and Spongiibacter marinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2895-2900. 🇰🇷

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