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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thalassomonas ganghwensis Yi et al. 2004

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

Pronunciation, gender: gan͡gh-WEN-sis, feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY194066 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Y, Tang K, Shi X, Zhang XH. Description of Thalassotalea piscium gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), reclassification of four species of the genus Thalassomonas as members of the genus Thalassotalea gen. nov. and emended description of the genus Thalassomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1223-1228.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassomonas ganghwensis Yi et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thalassotalea Zhang et al. 2014. Publication: Zhang Y, Tang K, Shi X, Zhang XH. Description of Thalassotalea piscium gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), reclassification of four species of the genus Thalassomonas as members of the genus Thalassotalea gen. nov. and emended description of the genus Thalassomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1223-1228.
  • 😷 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassotalea Zhang et al. 2014

Assigned by: Zhang Y, Tang K, Shi X, Zhang XH. Description of Thalassotalea piscium gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), reclassification of four species of the genus Thalassomonas as members of the genus Thalassotalea gen. nov. and emended description of the genus Thalassomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1223-1228.

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