Genus Melitea
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Melitea Urios et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Melitea, named after Melite, a nymph of the sea in Greek mythology, referring to the marine origin.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), AGOGUÉ (H.), INTERTAGLIA (L.), LESONGEUR (F.) and LEBARON (P.): Melitea salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2479-2483.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Spongiibacter Graeber et al. 2008.
Note: According to Jang et al. 2011, ¤ Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008, the type species of the genus Melitea, is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal must change the name Melitea to ¤ Spongiibacter.
Reference: JANG (G.I.), HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (H.G.), KANG (S.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Description of Spongiibacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic seawater, and reclassification of Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008 with emended descriptions of the genus Spongiibacter and Spongiibacter marinus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2895-2900.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5IX/A01/131 = CIP 109757 = DSM 19753 = MOLA 225.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY576729.
Etymology: L. n. sal salis, salt, seawater; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, seawater-demanding.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), AGOGUÉ (H.), INTERTAGLIA (L.), LESONGEUR (F.) and LEBARON (P.): Melitea salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2479-2483.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008.
Note: According to Jang et al. 2011, Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008.
Reference: JANG (G.I.), HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (H.G.), KANG (S.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Description of Spongiibacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic seawater, and reclassification of Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008 with emended descriptions of the genus Spongiibacter and Spongiibacter marinus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2895-2900.
Original article in IJSEM Online