Genus Pelagicola
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pelagicola litoralis Kim et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. n. pelagus, the sea; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Pelagicola, inhabitant of the sea.
Valid publication: KIM (Y.G.), HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2102-2106.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelagicola litoralis Kim et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-ES2 = DSM 18290 = KCCM 42274.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF192392.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, of the shore.
Valid publication: KIM (Y.G.), HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2102-2106.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelagicola litorisediminis Park et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D1-W8=KCTC 32327=CECT 8287.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC708867.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3131-3134.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y.-T. and YOON, J.-H. 2013. Pelagicola litorisediminis sp. nov., a novel alphaproteobacterium isolated from tidal flat sediment. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 103-110.
Effective publication Online