Name: Pelagibius Choi et al. 2009

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pe.la.gi’bi.us. L. neut. n. pelagus, the sea; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Pelagibius, sea life

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pelagibi-), pe-la-GI-bi-us

Type species: Pelagibius litoralis Choi et al. 2009

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi DH, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:818-823. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Yang et al. 2022 Yang C, Zhu S, Sun C, Ding L, Jung D, He S, Wang N, Zhang W. Pelagibius marinus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and emended description of the genus Pelagibius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5325. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5434.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Choi et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Choi DH, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:818-823. 🇰🇷
  • 🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Rhodovibrionaceae Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Koziaeva et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Fodinicurvataceae Koziaeva et al. 2023. Publication: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406. 🇷🇺
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; JCM: 1; MCCC: 1; KCCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Pelagibius litoralis Choi et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pelagibius marinus Yang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Kiloniellaceae Wiese et al. 2009

Assigned by: Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928. 🇨🇳

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