Species Deleya aquamarina

Name: Deleya aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Akagawa and Yamasato 1989

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Achromobacter aquamarinus" ZoBell and Upham 1944

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: DE-ley-a a-kwa-ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: 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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ306888 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Akagawa M, Yamasato K. Synonymy of Alcaligenes aquamarinus, Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari, and Deleya aesta: Deleya aquamarina comb. nov. as the type species of the genus Deleya. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:462-466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Risk group: 2

• 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
    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
    "Achromobacter aquamarinus" ZoBell and Upham 1944	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    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.
  • ❗ Deleya aquamarina 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 Deleya.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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 3 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 Deleya aesta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983, Alcaligenes aquamarinus (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Hendrie et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) and Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari Austin et al. 1981 are members of a single species of the genus Deleya Baumann et al. 1983. Akagawa and Yamasato 1989 invoked Rules 23a and 51b of the Bacteriological Code (1976 Revision) and came to the conclusion that the oldest synonym within these three species was Alcaligenes aquamarinus, and, therefore, proposed that the combination Deleya aquamarina be created, and that Deleya aesta be a synonym of Deleya aquamarina. Publication: Akagawa M, Yamasato K. Synonymy of Alcaligenes aquamarinus, Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari, and Deleya aesta: Deleya aquamarina comb. nov. as the type species of the genus Deleya. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:462-466.

Parent taxon: Deleya Baumann et al. 1983

Assigned by: Akagawa M, Yamasato K. Synonymy of Alcaligenes aquamarinus, Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari, and Deleya aesta: Deleya aquamarina comb. nov. as the type species of the genus Deleya. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:462-466.

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