Name: Thalassovita taeanensis (Jin et al. 2011) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Litorimicrobium taeanense Jin et al. 2011

Etymology: tae.a.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. taeanensis, of or belonging to Taean, South Korea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ta͡e-a-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22007; G4; KACC 13706

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ232737 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: Litorimicrobium taeanense Jin et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassobius taeanensis (Jin et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Litorimicrobium taeanense Jin et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Thalassovita taeanensis (Jin et al. 2011) Deshmukh and Oren 2023 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Jin HM, Lee HJ, Kim JM, Park MS, Lee K, Jeon CO. Litorimicrobium taeanense gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a sandy beach. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1392-1396. 🇰🇷

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: 18098