Name: Dokdonia pacifica Zhang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12184; DSM 25597; JCM 18216; SW230

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP862606 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Z, Gao X, Wang L, Zhang XH. Dokdonia pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2222-2226. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3233-3234.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Gao X, Wang L, Zhang XH. Dokdonia pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2222-2226. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 792950