Species "Achromobacter aquamarinus"

Name: "Achromobacter aquamarinus" ZoBell and Upham 1944

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua.ma.ri’nus. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus -a -um, of the sea, marine; N.L. masc. adj. aquamarinus, pertaining to seawater [probably better: aquimarinus]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^hro-mo-BAK-ter a-kwa-ma-RI-nus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 558; ATCC 14400; BCRC 12878; CCUG 78794; CECT 5000; CGMCC 1.2324; CIP 105454; DSM 30161; IAM 12550; KCTC 22193; LMD 73.17; LMG 2853; NCIB 557; NCIMB 557; NCMB 557; VTT E-103156; ZoBell and Upham 558

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Original publication: Zobell CE, Upham HC. A list of marine bacteria including descriptions of sixty new species. Bulletin Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California (Technical Series) 1944; 5:239-292.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Deleya aesta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas meridiana James et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Deleya aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Akagawa and Yamasato 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes aestus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes aquamarinus (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Hendrie et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vreelandella aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) de la Haba et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari Austin et al. 1981	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Halomonas axialensis Kaye et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to De la Haba et al. (2023), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas axialensis Kaye et al. 2004. Publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to De la Haba et al. (2023), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas meridiana James et al. 1990. Publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Tindall (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alcaligenes aestus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tindall BJ. The nomenclatural type of the genus Deleya and the consequences of Deleya aesta and Alcaligenes aquamarinus being synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1699-1700. 🇩🇪
  • ⏰ According to Tindall (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Deleya aesta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983. Publication: Tindall BJ. The nomenclatural type of the genus Deleya and the consequences of Deleya aesta and Alcaligenes aquamarinus being synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1699-1700. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CCUG 16157.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.

Parent taxon: "Achromobacter" Bergey et al. 1923

Assigned by: Zobell CE, Upham HC. A list of marine bacteria including descriptions of sixty new species. Bulletin Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California (Technical Series) 1944; 5:239-292.

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