Name: Terasakiispira papahanaumokuakeensis Zepeda et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.pa.ha.nau.mo.ku.a.ke.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. papahanaumokuakeensis, derived from Papahānaumokuākea, the Marine National Monument within which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-pa-ha-na͡u-mo-ku-a-ke-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-995; DSM 16455; DSM 23961; PH27A

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF513467 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zepeda VK, Busse HJ, Golke J, Saw JH, Alam M, Donachie SP. Terasakiispira papahanaumokuakeensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3609-3617. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Terasakiispira Zepeda et al. 2015. Publication: Zepeda VK, Busse HJ, Golke J, Saw JH, Alam M, Donachie SP. Terasakiispira papahanaumokuakeensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3609-3617. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 In the publication of Zepeda et al. 2015, the DSM number of strain PH27A is mistakenly given as DSM 23961 rather than DSM 29361. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.

Parent taxon: Terasakiispira Zepeda et al. 2015

Assigned by: Zepeda VK, Busse HJ, Golke J, Saw JH, Alam M, Donachie SP. Terasakiispira papahanaumokuakeensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3609-3617. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 793295