Name: Glaciecola polaris Van Trappen et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.la’ris. M.L. fem. adj. polaris, polar, referring to the origin of the strains in the Arctic Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … po-LA-ris, feminine

Type strain: ARK 150; CIP 108324; DSM 16457; LMG 21857

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ293820 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Van Trappen S, Tan TL, Yang J, Mergaert J, Swings J. Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1765-1771. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Paraglaciecola polaris (Van Trappen et al. 2004) Shivaji and Reddy 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paraglaciecola polaris (Van Trappen et al. 2004) Shivaji and Reddy 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Glaciecola polaris 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Glaciecola Bowman et al. 1998

Assigned by: Van Trappen S, Tan TL, Yang J, Mergaert J, Swings J. Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1765-1771. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 776510