Species "Paracellulophaga pacifica"

Name: "Paracellulophaga pacifica" (Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004) Nakajima et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Cellulophaga pacifica Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Nomenclatural type: JCM 11735; KMM 3664; LMG 21938; NBRC 101531

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB681468 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 pacifica Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cellulophaga pacifica Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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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