Species Alloyangia pacifica

Name: Alloyangia pacifica (Dai et al. 2006) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Yangia pacifica Dai et al. 2006

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-YAN-gi-a pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.3455; DSM 26894; DX5-10; JCM 12573

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ877265 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6025. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6158.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Salipiger pacificus (Dai et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Yangia pacifica Dai et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alloyangia Deshmukh and Oren 2023. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6025. 🇮🇱
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Alloyangia Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Thalassovita gen. nov. and Alloyangia gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Thalassobius and Yangia, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6025. 🇮🇱

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