Name: Zooshikella ganghwensis Yi et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gangh.wen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. ganghwensis, named after Ganghwa Island in Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain of the species

Pronunciation, gender: gan͡gh-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15267; IMSNU 14003; JC2044; KCTC 12044

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY130994 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Chang YH, Oh HW, Bae KS, Chun J. Zooshikella ganghwensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1013-1018.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Zooshikella ganghwensis subsp. marina" (Ramaprasad et al. 2015) Pira et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Zooshikella marina Ramaprasad et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Huang et al. 2021 Huang Z, Su P, Lai Q. Proposal of Zooshikellaceae fam. nov. to accommodate the genera Zooshikella and Spartinivicinus and reclassification of Zooshikella marina as a later heterotypic synonym of Zooshikella ganghwensis based on whole genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5055. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The expression "monophyletic clade" is a pleonasm. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zooshikella Yi et al. 2003. Publication: Yi H, Chang YH, Oh HW, Bae KS, Chun J. Zooshikella ganghwensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1013-1018.
  • ⏰ According to Huang et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Zooshikella marina Ramaprasad et al. 2015. Publication: Huang Z, Su P, Lai Q. Proposal of Zooshikellaceae fam. nov. to accommodate the genera Zooshikella and Spartinivicinus and reclassification of Zooshikella marina as a later heterotypic synonym of Zooshikella ganghwensis based on whole genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5055.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Zooshikella ganghwensis subsp. ganghwensis" (Yi et al. 2003) Pira et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym of its species
    "Zooshikella ganghwensis subsp. marina" (Ramaprasad et al. 2015) Pira et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Zooshikella Yi et al. 2003

Assigned by: Yi H, Chang YH, Oh HW, Bae KS, Chun J. Zooshikella ganghwensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1013-1018.

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