“… Strains/species: 1, strain A3-108 T (this study); 2, Marinirhabdus (Wu et al 2016 ; Yang et al 2018 ); 3, Galbibacter (Li et al 2013 ; Shams et al 2007 ); 4, Marixanthomonas (Romanenko et al 2007 ); 5, Aureisphaera (Yoon et al 2015 , 2016 ); 6, Aequorivita (Bowman 2002 ; Kim et al 2010 , 2018 ; Lin et al 2015 ; Liu et al 2013 ; Nedashkovskaya et al 2003 ; Park et al 2009 , 2014 ; Rajasabapathy et al 2015 ; Thevarajoo et al 2016 ; Wang et al 2020 ; Zhang et al 2020 ). + positive, − negative, v positive or negative, NA no data available ‡ NM non-motile, GM gliding motility * Y yellow, LY lemon-yellow, PY pale-yellow, BY bright-yellow, YO yellow-orange, O orange, VOY vivid orange yellow † R rod, C coccus, O ovoid, F filaments § SF3 Summed feature 3, SF9 Summed feature 9, I15:0 iso-C 15:0 , I15:1G iso-C 15:1 G, I17:0O iso-C 17:0 3-OH, I16:0 iso-C 16: 0 , I15:1 iso-C 15: 1 , I16:0O iso-C 16: 0 3-OH, A17:0O anteiso-C 17: 0 3-OH, 16:0 C 16:0 , 18:0 C 18:0 , A15:0 anteiso-C 15:0 , I15:0 iso-C 15:0 , I17:1ω9c iso-C 17: 1 ω 9 c , I17:1ω5c iso-C17: 1 ω 5 c , I15:1ω10c iso-C 15: 1 ω 10 c , A15:1ω10c anteiso-C 15: 1 ω 10 c , I16:1ω6c iso-C 16: 1 ω 6 c ¶ PE phosphatidylethanolamine, APL aminophospholipid, AL aminolipid, L lipid, LPE lysophosphatidylethanolamine, SL sphingolipid, PL phospholipid, PGL phosphoglycolipid …”