Name: Zobellella maritima Lee et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-ti-ma, feminine

Type strain: 102-Py4; DSM 106043; JCM 32359; KCTC 62272

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG456893 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee DW, Lee H, Kwon BO, Khim JS, Yim UH, Park H, Park B, Choi IG, Kim BS, Kim JJ. Zobellella maritima sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium, isolated from beach sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2279-2284.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01785 (N = 2).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zobellella Lin and Shieh 2006

Assigned by: Lee DW, Lee H, Kwon BO, Khim JS, Yim UH, Park H, Park B, Choi IG, Kim BS, Kim JJ. Zobellella maritima sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium, isolated from beach sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2279-2284.

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Record number: 797812