Species Alteromonas addita

Name: Alteromonas addita Ivanova et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ad’di.ta. L. fem. part. adj. addita, added, joined to the genus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas AD-di-ta, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15446; KCTC 12195; KMM 3600; LMG 22532; R10SW13

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY682202 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ivanova EP, Bowman JP, Lysenko AM, Zhukova NV, Gorshkova NM, Sergeev AF, Mikhailov VV. Alteromonas addita sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1065-1068. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alteromonas stellipolaris Van Trappen et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alteromonas stellipolaris Van Trappen et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Gago et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas stellipolaris Van Trappen et al. 2004. Publication: Gago JF, Viver T, Urdiain M, Pastor S, Kampfer P, Ferreira E, Rossello-Mora R. Description of three new Alteromonas species Alteromonas antoniana sp. nov., Alteromonas lipotrueae sp. nov. and Alteromonas lipotrueiana sp. nov. isolated from marine environments, and proposal for reclassification of the genus Salinimonas as Alteromonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126226. 🇪🇸
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
- ❗ Alteromonas addita is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Alteromonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ivanova EP, Bowman JP, Lysenko AM, Zhukova NV, Gorshkova NM, Sergeev AF, Mikhailov VV. Alteromonas addita sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1065-1068. 🇦🇺

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Species Alteromonas addita