Name: Salipiger marinus (Lai et al. 2011) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Citreicella marina Lai et al. 2011

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 209064; CK-I3-6; DSM 26424; LMG 25230; MCCC 1A03060

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU928765 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Citreicella marina Lai et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Citreicella manganoxidans Rajasabapathy et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salipiger manganoxidans (Rajasabapathy et al. 2016) Wirth and Whitman 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Yang et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Salipiger manganoxidans (Rajasabapathy et al. 2016) Wirth and Whitman 2018. Publication: Yang Y, Ni K, Wang D, Wu X, Wei Y. Genome-based reclassification of Salipiger manganoxidans (Rajasabapathy et al. 2016) Wirth et al. 2018 as a later heterotypic synonym of Salipiger marinus (Lai et al. 2011) Wirth et al. 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6329. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Yang et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Citreicella manganoxidans Rajasabapathy et al. 2016. Publication: Yang Y, Ni K, Wang D, Wu X, Wei Y. Genome-based reclassification of Salipiger manganoxidans (Rajasabapathy et al. 2016) Wirth et al. 2018 as a later heterotypic synonym of Salipiger marinus (Lai et al. 2011) Wirth et al. 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6329. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6391.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01260 (N = 123).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Salipiger Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004

Assigned by: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

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