Name: Marisediminitalea alba (Sun et al. 2019) Bayburt et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alteromonas alba Sun et al. 2019

Etymology: al’ba. L. fem. adj. alba, white, owing to the white color of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-ri-se-di-mi-ni-TA-le-a AL-ba, feminine

Type strain: 190; KCTC 62227; MCCC 1K03456

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16S rRNA gene: MG856904 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bayburt H, Kim JM, Choi BJ, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Ningiella algicola sp. nov. and Marinicella algicola sp. nov., proposal of Paralteromonas gen. Nov. and Neoalteromonas gen. Nov. with reclassification of Alteromonas species, and reclassification of Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans as a later heterotypic synonym of Methylophaga thalassica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126685. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Alteromonas alba Sun et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alteromonas alba Sun et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Marisediminitalea alba 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 Marisediminitalea.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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: Marisediminitalea Zhang et al. 2020

Assigned by: Bayburt H, Kim JM, Choi BJ, Lee JK, Jeon CO. Ningiella algicola sp. nov. and Marinicella algicola sp. nov., proposal of Paralteromonas gen. Nov. and Neoalteromonas gen. Nov. with reclassification of Alteromonas species, and reclassification of Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans as a later heterotypic synonym of Methylophaga thalassica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126685. 🇰🇷

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