Name: Thalassobacter arenae Kim et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of sand

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 19593; GA2-M15; KACC 12675

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU342372 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BY, Weon HY, Son JA, Lee CM, Hong SB, Jeon YA, Koo BS, Kwon SW. Thalassobacter arenae sp. nov., isolated from sea sand in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:487-490.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Litoreibacter arenae (Kim et al. 2009) Kim et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Litoreibacter arenae (Kim et al. 2009) Kim et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thalassobacter arenae 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 Thalassobacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Thalassobacter Macián et al. 2005

Assigned by: Kim BY, Weon HY, Son JA, Lee CM, Hong SB, Jeon YA, Koo BS, Kwon SW. Thalassobacter arenae sp. nov., isolated from sea sand in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:487-490.

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Record number: 787756