Name: Mameliella alba Zheng et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’ba. L. fem. adj. alba, white

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … AL-ba, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7290; DSM 26384; JLT354-W; LMG 24665

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU734592 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zheng Q, Chen C, Yan XJ, Wang YN, Zeng YH, Hao LK, He WH, Jiao NZ. Mameliella alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:953-957. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alkalimicrobium pacificum Zhang et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ponticoccus lacteus Yang et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mameliella atlantica Xu et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Antarctobacter alba" (Zheng et al. 2010) Xu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mameliella phaeodactyli Chen et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Liu et al. 2018 Liu Y, Zhang X, Lai Q, Shao Z. Reclassification of Mameliella phaeodactyli, Mameliella atlantica, Ponticoccus lacteus and Alkalimicrobium pacificum as later heterotypic synonyms of Mameliella alba and an emended description of Mameliella alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1047-1051. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 4 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010. Publication: Zheng Q, Chen C, Yan XJ, Wang YN, Zeng YH, Hao LK, He WH, Jiao NZ. Mameliella alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:953-957. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ponticoccus lacteus Yang et al. 2015. Publication: Liu Y, Zhang X, Lai Q, Shao Z. Reclassification of Mameliella phaeodactyli, Mameliella atlantica, Ponticoccus lacteus and Alkalimicrobium pacificum as later heterotypic synonyms of Mameliella alba and an emended description of Mameliella alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1047-1051. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mameliella phaeodactyli Chen et al. 2015. Publication: Liu Y, Zhang X, Lai Q, Shao Z. Reclassification of Mameliella phaeodactyli, Mameliella atlantica, Ponticoccus lacteus and Alkalimicrobium pacificum as later heterotypic synonyms of Mameliella alba and an emended description of Mameliella alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1047-1051. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Mameliella atlantica Xu et al. 2015. Publication: Liu Y, Zhang X, Lai Q, Shao Z. Reclassification of Mameliella phaeodactyli, Mameliella atlantica, Ponticoccus lacteus and Alkalimicrobium pacificum as later heterotypic synonyms of Mameliella alba and an emended description of Mameliella alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1047-1051. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alkalimicrobium pacificum Zhang et al. 2015. Publication: Liu Y, Zhang X, Lai Q, Shao Z. Reclassification of Mameliella phaeodactyli, Mameliella atlantica, Ponticoccus lacteus and Alkalimicrobium pacificum as later heterotypic synonyms of Mameliella alba and an emended description of Mameliella alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1047-1051. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010

Assigned by: Zheng Q, Chen C, Yan XJ, Wang YN, Zeng YH, Hao LK, He WH, Jiao NZ. Mameliella alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:953-957. 🇨🇳

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