Name: Woeseia oceani Du et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a’ni. L. gen. masc. n. oceani, of the ocean

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2615; CICC 10905; XK5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM034745 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Du ZJ, Wang ZJ, Zhao JX, Chen GJ. Woeseia oceani gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoheterotrophic member of the order Chromatiales, and proposal of Woeseiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:107-112. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Woeseia Du et al. 2016. Publication: Du ZJ, Wang ZJ, Zhao JX, Chen GJ. Woeseia oceani gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoheterotrophic member of the order Chromatiales, and proposal of Woeseiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:107-112. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Woeseia Du et al. 2016

Assigned by: Du ZJ, Wang ZJ, Zhao JX, Chen GJ. Woeseia oceani gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoheterotrophic member of the order Chromatiales, and proposal of Woeseiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:107-112. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 793768