Name: Cobetia litoralis Romanenko et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. litoralis, of the seashore, referring to the isolation of the type strain from seashore sediments

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 49563; KMM 3880; NRIC 814

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB646234 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Romanenko LA, Tanaka N, Svetashev VI, Falsen E. Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotypic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:288-297.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cobetia amphilecti Romanenko et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cobetia amphilecti Romanenko et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Nedashkovskaya et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cobetia amphilecti Romanenko et al. 2013. Publication: Nedashkovskaya O, Balabanova L, Otstavnykh N, Zhukova N, Detkova E, Seitkalieva A, Bystritskaya E, Noskova Y, Tekutyeva L, Isaeva M. In-Depth Genome Characterization and Pan-Genome Analysis of Strain KMM 296, a Producer of Highly Active Alkaline Phosphatase; Proposal for the Reclassification of Cobetia litoralis and Cobetia pacifica as the Later Heterotypic Synonyms of Cobetia amphilecti and Cobetia marina, and Emended Description of the Species Cobetia amphilecti and Cobetia marina. Biomolecules 2024; 14:0.
  • 🏢 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.
  • ❗ Cobetia litoralis 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 Cobetia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Cobetia Arahal et al. 2002

Assigned by: Romanenko LA, Tanaka N, Svetashev VI, Falsen E. Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotypic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:288-297.

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