Name: Paralteromonas Bayburt et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Par.al.te.ro’mo.nas. Gr. prep. para, alike, alongside of; N.L. fem. n. Alteromonas, taxonomic name of a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Paralteromonas, the other Alteromonas

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Paralteromonad-), par-al-te-RO-mo-nas

Type species: Paralteromonas sediminis (Ye et al. 2019) Bayburt et al. 2026

Effective publication: Bayburt H, Kim JM, Choi BJ, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Ningiella algicola sp. nov. and Marinicella algicola sp. nov., proposal of Paralteromonas gen. Nov. and Neoalteromonas gen. Nov. with reclassification of Alteromonas species, and reclassification of Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans as a later heterotypic synonym of Methylophaga thalassica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126685. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neoalteromonas Bayburt et al. 2026	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salinimonas Jeon et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ye MQ, Han JR, Wang C, Du ZJ. Alteromonas sediminis sp. nov., isolated from sediment in a sea cucumber culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1579-1584. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Paralteromonas 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: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Neoalteromonas from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Paralteromonas sediminis (Ye et al. 2019) Bayburt et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001

Assigned by: Bayburt H, Kim JM, Choi BJ, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Ningiella algicola sp. nov. and Marinicella algicola sp. nov., proposal of Paralteromonas gen. Nov. and Neoalteromonas gen. Nov. with reclassification of Alteromonas species, and reclassification of Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans as a later heterotypic synonym of Methylophaga thalassica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126685. 🇰🇷

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