Name: Neolewinella maritima (Kang et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lewinella maritima Kang et al. 2017

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.ma. L. fem. adj. maritima, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne-o-le-wi-NEL-la ma-RI-ti-ma, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8419; HME9321; KACC 17619

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF385496 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huang Z, Hong Q, Lai Q, Zhang Q. Portibacter marinus sp. nov., isolated from the sediment on the surface of plastics and proposal of a novel genus Neolewinella gen. nov. based on the genome-based phylogeny of the family Lewinellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5561. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5762.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lewinella maritima Kang et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lewinella maritima Kang et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Neolewinella maritima 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 Neolewinella.
  • 😷 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 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: Neolewinella Huang et al. 2022

Assigned by: Huang Z, Hong Q, Lai Q, Zhang Q. Portibacter marinus sp. nov., isolated from the sediment on the surface of plastics and proposal of a novel genus Neolewinella gen. nov. based on the genome-based phylogeny of the family Lewinellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5561. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 31608