Name: Deleya marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Arthrobacter marinus" Cobet et al. 1970

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine

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

Type strain: 219; ATCC 25374; CCUG 49558; CECT 4278; CIP 104765; DSM 4741; LMG 2217; NBRC 102605; NCIMB 1877; NCMB 1877

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16S rRNA gene: AJ306890 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baumann L, Bowditch RD, Baumann P. Description of Deleya gen. nov. created to accommodate the marine species Alcaligenes aestus, A. pacificus, A. cupidus, A. venustus, and Pseudomonas marina. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:793-802. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Arthrobacter marinus" Cobet et al. 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Cobetia pacifica Romanenko et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas halodurans Hebert and Vreeland 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Nedashkovskaya et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Cobetia pacifica 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. 🇷🇺
  • ⏰ According to Romanenko et al. (2013), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas halodurans Hebert and Vreeland 1987. 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. 🇷🇺
  • 🏢 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.
  • ❗ Deleya marina 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 10 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: Deleya Baumann et al. 1983

Assigned by: Baumann L, Bowditch RD, Baumann P. Description of Deleya gen. nov. created to accommodate the marine species Alcaligenes aestus, A. pacificus, A. cupidus, A. venustus, and Pseudomonas marina. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:793-802. 🇺🇸

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