Name: Thalassovita maritima (Park et al. 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thalassobius maritimus Park et al. 2012

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.ma. L. fem. adj. maritima, of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-RI-ti-ma, feminine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM748766 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: Cognatishimia maritima (Park et al. 2012) Wirth and Whitman 2018

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Thalassovita maritima (Park et al. 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2023 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

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: 17554