Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and coccoidshaped. Colonies are circular, convex, glistening and yellowcolored after 3 days on R2A at 25°C. Positive reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and urease. Dglucose, Dmannose, Dmaltose, potassium gluconate and malic acid are utilized. Does not utilize Larabinose, Dmannitol, N acetylglucosamine, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain HWR24 (= NIBRBA0000113995) was isolated from a tidal flat sample, Hwango-ri, Anmyeon-eup, Taean, Korea.