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Species Flagellimonas pacifica
Name: Flagellimonas pacifica (Gao et al. 2015) Choi et al. 2018
Basonym: Spongiibacterium pacificum Gao et al. 2015
Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine
Type strain: DSM 24885; DSM 25885; JCM 18379; KCTC 52762; LMG 26997; SW169
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JX501249
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Choi S, Lee JH, Kang JW, Choe HN, Seong CN. Flagellimonas aquimarina sp. nov., and transfer of Spongiibacterium flavum Yoon and Oh 2012 and S. pacificum Gao et al. 2015 to the genus Flagellimonas Bae et al. 2007 as Flagellimonas flava comb. nov. and F. pacifica comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3266-3272. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:10-12.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Spongiibacterium pacificum Gao et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Allomuricauda parva (Liang et al. 2021) Deshmukh and Oren 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name Muricauda parva Liang et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06780 (N = 48).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species and may be reclassified as Muricauda".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
Parent taxon: Flagellimonas Bae et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Choi S, Lee JH, Kang JW, Choe HN, Seong CN. Flagellimonas aquimarina sp. nov., and transfer of Spongiibacterium flavum Yoon and Oh 2012 and S. pacificum Gao et al. 2015 to the genus Flagellimonas Bae et al. 2007 as Flagellimonas flava comb. nov. and F. pacifica comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3266-3272.
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Record number: 798728
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