Name: Moritella marina (Baumann et al. 1984 ex Russell 1892) Urakawa et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Vibrio marinus (ex Russell 1892) Baumann et al. 1984

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

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15381; CIP 102861; NCCB 79030; NCIMB 1144; NCMB 1144

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB038033 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Urakawa H, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Steven SE, Ohwada K, Colwell RR. A proposal to transfer Vibrio marinus (Russell 1891) to a new genus Moritella gen. nov. as Moritella marina comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998; 165:373-378.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 69. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:341-342.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio marinus (ex Russell 1892) Baumann et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Moritella Urakawa et al. 1999. Publication: Urakawa H, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Steven SE, Ohwada K, Colwell RR. A proposal to transfer Vibrio marinus (Russell 1891) to a new genus Moritella gen. nov. as Moritella marina comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998; 165:373-378.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 = 1. — 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 23 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Vibrio marinus (ex Russell 1892) Baumann et al. 1984. Publication: Baumann P, Furniss AL, Lee JV. Genus Vibrio. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 1., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 518-538. Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Moritella Urakawa et al. 1999

Assigned by: Urakawa H, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Steven SE, Ohwada K, Colwell RR. A proposal to transfer Vibrio marinus (Russell 1891) to a new genus Moritella gen. nov. as Moritella marina comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998; 165:373-378.

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