Name: Thalassobius maritimus Park et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.mus. L. masc. adj. maritimus, of the sea, referring to the marine environment

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-ti-mus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 60021; DSM 28223; GSW-6; GSW-M6; KCTC 23347

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM748766 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park S, Lee MH, Lee JS, Oh TK, Yoon JH. Thalassobius maritimus sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:8-12. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cognatishimia maritima (Park et al. 2012) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassovita maritima (Park et al. 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Cognatishimia maritima (Park et al. 2012) Wirth and Whitman 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005

Assigned by: Park S, Lee MH, Lee JS, Oh TK, Yoon JH. Thalassobius maritimus sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:8-12. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 789651