Name: Thalassovita aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thalassobius aestuarii Yi and Chun 2007

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8650; DSM 15283; IMSNU 14011; JC2049; JCM 14332; KCTC 12049

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY442178 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6025. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6158.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Shimia aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Wirth and Whitman 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassobius aestuarii Yi and Chun 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Shimia aestuarii (Yi and Chun 2007) Wirth and Whitman 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassovita Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6025. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 16475