Name: Thalassobius activus Pujalte et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ac.ti’vus. L. masc. adj. activus, active, referring to the metabolic activity of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 11SM13; CECT 5113; LMG 29900

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CYTO01000011 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pujalte MJ, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, Arahal DR. Comparative genomics of Thalassobius including the description of Thalassobius activus sp. nov., and Thalassobius autumnalis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2645.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 181. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1411-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cognatishimia activa (Pujalte et al. 2018) Arahal et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassovita activa (Pujalte et al. 2018) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Cognatishimia activa (Pujalte et al. 2018) Arahal et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). 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: Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005

Assigned by: Pujalte MJ, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, Arahal DR. Comparative genomics of Thalassobius including the description of Thalassobius activus sp. nov., and Thalassobius autumnalis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2645.

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