Name: Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae Linn and Krieg 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: wil.li’ams.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. williamsae, of Williams, named after Marion A. Williams, who was the first to describe species of marine spirilla

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29547; IFO 15468; Linn 2b; LMG 15711; LMG 17056; LMG 5210; NBRC 15468; NCMB 54

16S rRNA gene: AB006763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Linn DM, Krieg NR. Occurrence of two organisms in cultures of the type strain of Spirillum lunatum: proposal for rejection of the name Spirillum lunatum and characterization of Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae and an unclassified vibrioid bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1978; 28:132-138.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanospirillum hiroshimense (Terasaki 1973) Terasaki 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Oceanospirillum maris subsp. hiroshimense (Terasaki 1973) Pot et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Spirillum hiroshimense" Terasaki 1973	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Emendations:
  • Pot et al. 1989 Pot B, Gillis M, Hoste B, Van De Velde A, Bekaert F, Kersters K, De Ley J. Intra- and intergeneric relationships of the genus Oceanospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:23-34.

• Notes:
  • Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae is the correct name if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Oceanospirillum maris within a separate genus Oceanospirillum.
  • According to Satomi et al. the three subspecies of Oceanospirillum maris should be combined as Oceanospirillum maris. Publication: Hylemon PB, Wells J. JS, Krieg NR, Jannasch HW. The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:340-380.
  • Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae Linn and Krieg 1978 was validly published in the International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1978, 28, 132-138.) which would qualify it for inclusion in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. The omission of this name from the Approved Lists 1980 is clearly not in accordance with the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision) Rule 24a, Note 1. A specific reaction to the Request for an Opinion regarding Spirillum lunatum was not found but this name was not included in the Approved Lists (1980). Publication: Linn DM, Krieg NR. Occurrence of Two Organisms in Cultures of the Type Strain of Spirillum lunatum: Proposal for Rejection of the Name Spirillum lunatum and Characterization of Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae and an Unclassified Vibrioid Bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1978; 28:132-138.

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillum maris Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Linn DM, Krieg NR. Occurrence of two organisms in cultures of the type strain of Spirillum lunatum: proposal for rejection of the name Spirillum lunatum and characterization of Oceanospirillum maris subsp. williamsae and an unclassified vibrioid bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1978; 28:132-138.

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