Name: Wenyingzhuangia heitensis Yoon and Kasai 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hei.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. heitensis, pertaining to Heita Bay, Japan

Pronunciation, gender: he͡i-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: H-MN17; KCTC 42245; NBRC 110601

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB924513 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yoon J, Kasai H. Wenyingzhuangia heitensis sp. nov., a new species of the family Flavobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from seawater. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:655-661.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Wenyingzhuangia Liu et al. 2014

Assigned by: Yoon J, Kasai H. Wenyingzhuangia heitensis sp. nov., a new species of the family Flavobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from seawater. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:655-661.

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Record number: 793002