Name: Thalassovita litoralis (Iwaki et al. 2013) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lutimaribacter litoralis Iwaki et al. 2013

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29506; JCM 17792; KCTC 23660; KU5D5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB627076 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: Lutimaribacter litoralis Iwaki et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lutimaribacter litoralis Iwaki et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thalassobius litoralis (Iwaki et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• 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: 17241