Species Thalassomonas ganghwensis

Name: Thalassomonas ganghwensis Yi et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gangh.wen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. ganghwensis, named after Ganghwa Island in Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^ha-las-SO-mo-nas gan͡gh-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15355; IMSNU 14005; JC2041; KCTC 12041

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY194066 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Thalassomonas ganghwensis sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:377-380. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thalassotalea ganghwensis (Yi et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassotalea ganghwensis (Yi et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thalassomonas ganghwensis 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 Thalassomonas.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thalassomonas Macián et al. 2001

Assigned by: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Thalassomonas ganghwensis sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:377-380. 🇰🇷

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