Name: Neomelitea salexigens (Urios et al. 2008) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008

Etymology: sal.ex’i.gens. L. masc. n. sal, salt, seawater (gen. salis); L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. fem. part. adj. salexigens, seawater-demanding

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sal-EKS-i-gens, feminine

Type strain: 5IX/A01/131; CIP 109757; DSM 19753; MOLA 225

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY576729 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Christiangramia gen. nov., Neomelitea gen. nov. and Nicoliella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, Melitea Urios et al. 2008 and Nicolia Oliphant et al. 2022, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5806. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Spongiibacter salexigens" (Urios et al. 2008) Flores-Félix et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Neomelitea Deshmukh and Oren 2023. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Christiangramia gen. nov., Neomelitea gen. nov. and Nicoliella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, Melitea Urios et al. 2008 and Nicolia Oliphant et al. 2022, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5806. 🇮🇱
  • ⏲ According to Jang et al. (2011), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008. Publication: Jang GI, Hwang CY, Choi HG, Kang SH, Cho BC. Description of Spongiibacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic seawater, and reclassification of Melitea salexigens Urios et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Spongiibacter marinus Graeber et al. 2008 with emended descriptions of the genus Spongiibacter and Spongiibacter marinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2895-2900. 🇰🇷
  • ❗ Neomelitea salexigens 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 Neomelitea.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Neomelitea Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Christiangramia gen. nov., Neomelitea gen. nov. and Nicoliella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, Melitea Urios et al. 2008 and Nicolia Oliphant et al. 2022, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5806. 🇮🇱

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