Name: Vreelandella aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) de la Haba et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Achromobacter aquamarinus" ZoBell and Upham 1944

Etymology: a.qua.ma.ri’na. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine; N.L. fem. adj. aquamarina, pertaining to seawater [probably better: aquimarina]

Pronunciation, gender: a-kwa-ma-RI-na, feminine

Type strain: 558; ATCC 14400; BCRC 12878; CCUG 16157; CECT 5000; CGMCC 1.2324; CIP 105454; DSM 30161; IAM 12550; KCTC 22193; LMD 73.17; LMG 2853; NCIB 557; NCIMB 557; NCMB 557; VTT E-103156; ZoBell and Upham 558

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16S rRNA gene: AJ306888 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sánchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Deleya aesta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas meridiana James et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Deleya aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Akagawa and Yamasato 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes aestus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. homari Austin et al. 1981	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes aquamarinus (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Hendrie et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Achromobacter aquamarinus" ZoBell and Upham 1944	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Halomonas axialensis Kaye et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vreelandella de la Haba et al. 2024. Publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sánchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.
  • ⏰ According to Tindall (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alcaligenes aestus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tindall BJ. The nomenclatural type of the genus Deleya and the consequences of Deleya aesta and Alcaligenes aquamarinus being synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1699-1700.
  • ⏰ According to Tindall (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Deleya aesta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983. Publication: Tindall BJ. The nomenclatural type of the genus Deleya and the consequences of Deleya aesta and Alcaligenes aquamarinus being synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1699-1700.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • ❗ Vreelandella aquamarina is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Vreelandella.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Alcaligenes aquamarinus (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Hendrie et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Deleya aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Akagawa and Yamasato 1989, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Vreelandella de la Haba et al. 2024

Assigned by: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sánchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.

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Record number: 46531