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Genus Pelagicola
Name: Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008
Etymology: Pe.la.gi’co.la. L. neut. n. pelagus, the sea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc. n. Pelagicola, inhabitant of the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pelagicol-), pe-la-GI-ko-la
Type species: Pelagicola litoralis Kim et al. 2008
Valid publication:
Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Shimia Choi and Cho 2006
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Shimia Choi and Cho 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudopelagicola Kim et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Kim et al. (2008) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106. 🇰🇷
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Shimia Choi and Cho 2006.
Publication:
Zhang DF, He W, Shao Z, Ahmed I, Zhang Y, Li WJ, Zhao Z. Phylotaxonomic assessment based on four core gene sets and proposal of a genus definition among the families Paracoccaceae and Roseobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6156. 🇨🇳
- ❗ Pelagicola is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; KCCM: 2; DSM: 1; CECT: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Kim et al. (2008) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Pelagicola litoralis Kim et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP synonym Pelagicola litorisediminis Park et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP synonym Pelagicola marinus Choi et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Liang KYH, Orata FD, Boucher YF, Case RJ. Roseobacters in a Sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: Whole Genome-Based Taxonomy of the Family Rhodobacteraceae and the Proposal for the Split of the "Roseobacter Clade" Into a Novel Family, Roseobacteraceae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:683109. 🇨🇦
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Record number: 517816
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