Name: Belliella baltica Brettar et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bal’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. baltica, from the Baltic Sea, referring to the source of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BA134; CIP 108006; DSM 15883; LMG 21964

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ564643 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Belliella baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:65-70.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hahnke et al. 2016 Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.
    Notes:
    • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
  • Korponai et al. 2023 Korponai K, Szuroczki S, Marton Z, Szabo A, Morais PV, Proenca DN, Toth E, Boros E, Marialigeti K, Felfoldi T. Habitat distribution of the genus Belliella in continental waters and the description of Belliella alkalica sp. nov., Belliella calami sp. nov. and Belliella filtrata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5928. Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6009.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Belliella Brettar et al. 2004. Publication: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Belliella baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:65-70.

Parent taxon: Belliella Brettar et al. 2004

Assigned by: Brettar I, Christen R, Hofle MG. Belliella baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:65-70.

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