Name: Blastomonas marina Meng et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine. Referring to the isolation source of this microorganism, seawater

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-TO-mo-nas ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15297; DSM 103453; SSR2A-4-2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX250272 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meng YC, Liu HC, Kang YQ, Zhou YG, Cai M. Blastomonas marina sp. nov., a bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3015-3019. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoblastomonas marina (Meng et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates within the Altererythrobacter and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Blastomonas Sly and Cahill 1997

Assigned by: Meng YC, Liu HC, Kang YQ, Zhou YG, Cai M. Blastomonas marina sp. nov., a bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3015-3019. 🇨🇳

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