Name: Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.la’gi.a. L. fem. adj. pelagia, of or belonging to the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pe-LA-gi-a, feminine

Type strain: 99; ATCC 25916; CAIM 324; CCUG 16398; CECT 4202; CIP 102762; DSM 21205; IFO 15639; JCM 21191; LMG 3897; NBRC 15639; NCCB 76038; NCIMB 1900; NCMB 1900; NCTC 11316

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Effective publication: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Beneckea pelagia is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Beneckea.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Baumann et al. deposited the type strain of Beneckea pelagia at the American Type Culture Collection as ATCC 25916, and at the National Collections of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria as NCIMB (formerly NCMB) 1900. According to Macián et al. 2000, the strain ATCC 25916 and strains directly derived from ATCC 25916 (i.e. strain CECT 4202) really represent the originally described type strain whereas strain NCIMB 1900 and strains derived from NCIMB 1900 (i.e. strain CIP 102762) highly likely are representatives of Vibrio natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1981. Publication: Macian MC, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Garay E, Pujalte MJ. Vibrio pelagius: differences of the type strain deposited at various culture collections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2000; 23:373-375. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 Thompson et al. 2011 propose to use the name Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981 in place of Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986. Publication: Thompson FL, Thompson CC, Dias GM, Naka H, Dubay C, Crosa JH. The genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986 is a later heterotypic synonym of the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)--a taxonomic opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:3023-3027. 🇧🇷

Parent taxon: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

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Record number: 783505