Name: Thiohalocapsa marina Anil Kumar et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, pertaining to the sea, marine

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: DSM 19078; JA142; JCM 14780

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM491592 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Thiel V, Tank M, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV, Imhoff JF. Thiohalocapsa marina sp. nov., from an Indian marine aquaculture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2333-2338.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2921-2922.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00619 (N = 8).
  • 😷 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: Thiohalocapsa Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Thiel V, Tank M, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV, Imhoff JF. Thiohalocapsa marina sp. nov., from an Indian marine aquaculture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2333-2338.

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Record number: 786011