Species Thalassobius litorarius

Name: Thalassobius litorarius Park et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’ri.us. N.L. masc. adj. litorarius, of the coast, referring to an isolated environment, a tidal flat on the west coast at Incheon, the Republic of Korea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^ha-las-SO-bi-us li-to-RA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: JCM 30758; KCCM 43143; MME-075

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KP410684 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park I, Cha IT, Seo MJ. Thalassobius litorarius sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1666-1672. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassovita litoraria (Park et al. 2016) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005

Assigned by: Park I, Cha IT, Seo MJ. Thalassobius litorarius sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1666-1672. 🇰🇷

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