Name: "Paracellulophaga baltica" (Johansen et al. 1999) Nakajima et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Cellulophaga baltica Johansen et al. 1999

Etymology: bal’ti.ca. M.L. fem. adj. baltica, from the Baltic Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BAL-ti-ka, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 700862; CIP 106307; DSM 24729; LMG 18535; NN015840

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ005972 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Nakajima Y, Wong SK, Muramatsu Y, Cuadra MJ, Zenimoto K, Ou K, Chiura HX, Nakamura K, Gotoh Y, Hayashi T, et al. Correction: Phylogenomic reclassification of Cellulophaga species to Paracellulophaga gen. nov. and description of Allocellulophaga tsushimaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium from coastal seawater of Tsushima Island, Japan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2026; 119:0. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Cellulophaga baltica Johansen et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cellulophaga baltica Johansen et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Paracellulophaga" Nakajima et al. 2026. Publication: Nakajima Y, Wong S-K, Muramatsu Y, Cuadra MJ, Zenimoto K, Ou K, Chiura HX, Nakamura K, Gotoh Y, Hayashi T, et al. Phylogenomic reclassification of Cellulophaga species to Paracellulophaga gen. nov. and description of Allocellulophaga tsushimaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium from coastal seawater of Tsushima Island, Japan. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2026; 119:0. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: "Paracellulophaga" Nakajima et al. 2026

Assigned by: Nakajima Y, Wong SK, Muramatsu Y, Cuadra MJ, Zenimoto K, Ou K, Chiura HX, Nakamura K, Gotoh Y, Hayashi T, et al. Correction: Phylogenomic reclassification of Cellulophaga species to Paracellulophaga gen. nov. and description of Allocellulophaga tsushimaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium from coastal seawater of Tsushima Island, Japan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2026; 119:0. 🇯🇵

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