Name: Vallitalea guaymasensis Lakhal et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gu.ay.ma.sen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. guaymasensis, of or belonging to Guaymas

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wal-li-TA-le-a gu-ay-ma-SEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 24848; JCM 17997; Ra1766G1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE805640 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lakhal R, Pradel N, Postec A, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Godfroy A, Fardeau ML. Vallitalea guaymasensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3019-3023. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Abyssivirga alkaniphila Schouw et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vallitalea Lakhal et al. 2013. Publication: Lakhal R, Pradel N, Postec A, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Godfroy A, Fardeau ML. Vallitalea guaymasensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3019-3023. 🇫🇷
  • ⏰ According to Schouw et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Abyssivirga alkaniphila Schouw et al. 2016. Publication: Schouw A, Vulcano F, Roalkvam I, Hocking WP, Reeves E, Stokke R, Bodtker G, Steen IH. Genome Analysis of Vallitalea guaymasensis Strain L81 Isolated from a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent System. Microorganisms 2018; 6:0. 🇳🇴
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Vallitalea Lakhal et al. 2013

Assigned by: Lakhal R, Pradel N, Postec A, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Godfroy A, Fardeau ML. Vallitalea guaymasensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3019-3023. 🇫🇷

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