Name: Glaciecola chathamensis Matsuyama et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cha.tha.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. chathamensis, pertaining to Chatham Rise, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gla-ki-E-ko-la k^ha-t^ha-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7700; CIP 109488; JCM 13645; NCIMB 14146; S18K6

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16S rRNA gene: AB247623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Matsuyama H, Hirabayashi T, Kasahara H, Minami H, Hoshino T, Yumoto I. Glaciecola chathamensis sp. nov., a novel marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2883-2886. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Paraglaciecola chathamensis (Matsuyama et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paraglaciecola chathamensis (Matsuyama et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans Shivaji and Reddy 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Glaciecola agarilytica Yong et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paraglaciecola agarilytica (Yong et al. 2007) Shivaji and Reddy 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Zou et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Glaciecola agarilytica Yong et al. 2007. Publication: Zou W, Tang T, Ming Y, Liu J, Zheng Y, Li K, Mo P, Li B. Proposal of Paraglaciecola agarilytica (Yong et al. 2007) Shivaji and Reddy 2014 as a later heterotypic synonym of Paraglaciecola chathamensis (Matsuyama et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014 and an emended description of Paraglaciecola chathamensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6758. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Zou et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Paraglaciecola agarilytica (Yong et al. 2007) Shivaji and Reddy 2014. Publication: Zou W, Tang T, Ming Y, Liu J, Zheng Y, Li K, Mo P, Li B. Proposal of Paraglaciecola agarilytica (Yong et al. 2007) Shivaji and Reddy 2014 as a later heterotypic synonym of Paraglaciecola chathamensis (Matsuyama et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014 and an emended description of Paraglaciecola chathamensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6758. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6792.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Glaciecola chathamensis 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 Glaciecola.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Glaciecola Bowman et al. 1998

Assigned by: Matsuyama H, Hirabayashi T, Kasahara H, Minami H, Hoshino T, Yumoto I. Glaciecola chathamensis sp. nov., a novel marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2883-2886. 🇯🇵

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