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Genus Maribius
Name: Maribius Choi et al. 2007
Etymology: Ma.ri’bi.us. L. neut. n. mare, the sea; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Maribius, sea life
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Maribi-), ma-RI-bi-us
Type species: Maribius salinus Choi et al. 2007
Valid publication:
Choi DH, Cho JC, Lanoil BD, Giovannoni SJ, Cho BC. Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:270-275. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Palleronia Martínez-Checa et al. 2005
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Palleronia Martínez-Checa et al. 2005 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paenimaribius Park et al. 2019 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Hwanghaeicola Kim et al. 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Lee 2018
Lee SD. Maribius pontilimi sp. nov., isolated from a tidal mudflat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:353-357. 🇰🇷
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Liang et al. 2021
Liang KYH, Orata FD, Boucher YF, Case RJ. Roseobacters in a Sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: Whole Genome-Based Taxonomy of the Family Rhodobacteraceae and the Proposal for the Split of the "Roseobacter Clade" Into a Novel Family, Roseobacteraceae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:683109. 🇨🇦
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 38. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5923.
Notes:- ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 1 species from the genus.
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Lee 2018
Lee SD. Maribius pontilimi sp. nov., isolated from a tidal mudflat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:353-357.
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Notes:
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🧕 Choi et al. (2007) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Choi DH, Cho JC, Lanoil BD, Giovannoni SJ, Cho BC. Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:270-275. 🇰🇷
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Palleronia Martínez-Checa et al. 2005.
Publication:
Barnier C, Clerissi C, Lami R, Intertaglia L, Lebaron P, Grimaud R, Urios L. Description of Palleronia rufa sp. nov., a biofilm-forming and AHL-producing Rhodobacteraceae, reclassification of Hwanghaeicola aestuarii as Palleronia aestuarii comb. nov., Maribius pontilimi as Palleronia pontilimi comb. nov., Maribius salinus as Palleronia salina comb. nov., Maribius pelagius as Palleronia pelagia comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Palleronia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126018. 🇫🇷
- ❗ Maribius is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; JCM: 2; KCCM: 2; CECT: 2; KCTC: 1; CIP: 1.
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🧕 Choi et al. (2007) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Choi DH, Cho JC, Lanoil BD, Giovannoni SJ, Cho BC. Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:270-275.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Maribius pelagius Choi et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP synonym Maribius pontilimi Lee 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Maribius salinus Choi et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Liang KYH, Orata FD, Boucher YF, Case RJ. Roseobacters in a Sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: Whole Genome-Based Taxonomy of the Family Rhodobacteraceae and the Proposal for the Split of the "Roseobacter Clade" Into a Novel Family, Roseobacteraceae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:683109. 🇨🇦
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