Name: Vannielia litorea (Park et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oceanicola litoreus Park et al. 2013

Etymology: li.to’re.a. L. fem. adj. litorea, living near the sea, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation, gender: li-TO-re-a, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 62794; DSM 29440; KCTC 32083; M-M22

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX291104 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanicola litoreus Park et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vannielia Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Vannielia Hördt et al. 2020

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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Record number: 11126