Species Terrimonas aquatica

Name: Terrimonas aquatica Sheu et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing or found in the water, aquatic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ter-RI-mo-nas a-KWA-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 17941; LMG 24825; RIB 1-6

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FJ347757 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Cho NT, Arun AB, Chen WM. Terrimonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2705-2709. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Jin et al. 2013 Jin D, Wang P, Bai Z, Jin B, Yu Z, Wang X, Zhuang G, Zhang H. Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1658-1664. 🇨🇳 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Terrimonas Xie and Yokota 2006

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Cho NT, Arun AB, Chen WM. Terrimonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2705-2709. 🇹🇼

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