Name: Isoalcanivorax pacificus (Lai et al. 2011) Rai et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcanivorax pacificus Lai et al. 2011

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, pacific, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: i-so-al-ka-NI-wo-rax pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 208236; LMG 25514; MCCC 1A00474; W11-5

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ659451 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5672. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alcanivorax pacificus Lai et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcanivorax pacificus Lai et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Isoalcanivorax Rai et al. 2023. Publication: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5672. 🇮🇳
  • ❗ Isoalcanivorax pacificus 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 Isoalcanivorax.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Isoalcanivorax Rai et al. 2023

Assigned by: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5672. 🇮🇳

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