Species Thorsellia anophelis

Name: Thorsellia anophelis Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.no’phe.lis. N.L. gen. masc. n. anophelis, from a mosquito of the genus Anopheles

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hor-SEL-li-a a-NO-p^he-lis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 49520; CIP 108754; DSM 18579

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY837748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Lindh JM, Terenius O, Haghdoost S, Falsen E, Busse HJ, Faye I. Thorsellia anophelis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:335-338. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Kämpfer et al. 2015 Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Nilsson LKJ, Eberhard T, Hakansson S, Guy L, Roos S, Busse HJ, Terenius O. Proposal of Thorsellia kenyensis sp. nov. and Thorsellia kandunguensis sp. nov., isolated from larvae of Anopheles arabiensis, as members of the family Thorselliaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:444-451. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thorsellia Kämpfer et al. 2006. Publication: Kampfer P, Lindh JM, Terenius O, Haghdoost S, Falsen E, Busse HJ, Faye I. Thorsellia anophelis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:335-338. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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: Thorsellia Kämpfer et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Lindh JM, Terenius O, Haghdoost S, Falsen E, Busse HJ, Faye I. Thorsellia anophelis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Gammaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:335-338. 🇩🇪

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