Name: Thalassovita mediterranea (Arahal et al. 2005) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thalassobius mediterraneus Arahal et al. 2005

Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. mediterranea, pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-di-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 49438; CECT 5383; CIP 108400; DSM 16398; XSM19

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ878874 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

Preferred name: Thalassobius mediterraneus Arahal et al. 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassobius mediterraneus Arahal et al. 2005	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: 17729