Name: Yania flava Li et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, golden yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: YA-ni-a FLA-wa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 16377; JCM 13595; KCTC 19047; YIM 70178

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY684123 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li WJ, Schumann P, Zhang YQ, Xu P, Chen GZ, Xu LH, Stackebrandt E, Jiang CL. Proposal of Yaniaceae fam. nov. and Yania flava sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Yania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1933-1938. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Yaniella flava (Li et al. 2005) Li et al. 2008

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Yaniella flava (Li et al. 2005) Li et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The name Yania flava Li et al. 2005 is illegitimate because the genus name is illegitimate (see Yania). Consequently, a new species designation Yaniella flava (Li et al. 2005) Li et al. 2008 has been proposed by Li et al. 2008. Publication: Li WJ, Zhi XY, Euzeby JP. Proposal of Yaniellaceae fam. nov., Yaniella gen. nov. and Sinobaca gen. nov. as replacements for the illegitimate prokaryotic names Yaniaceae Li et al. 2005, Yania Li et al. 2004, emend Li et al. 2005, and Sinococcus Li et al. 2006, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:525-527. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Yania Li et al. 2004

Assigned by: Li WJ, Schumann P, Zhang YQ, Xu P, Chen GZ, Xu LH, Stackebrandt E, Jiang CL. Proposal of Yaniaceae fam. nov. and Yania flava sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Yania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1933-1938. 🇨🇳

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