Name: Paraglaciecola psychrophila (Zhang et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Glaciecola psychrophila Zhang et al. 2006

Etymology: psy.chro’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, cold loving, psychrophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … psy-K^HRO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: 170; CGMCC 1.6130; JCM 13954

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ007436 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shivaji S, Reddy GS. Phylogenetic analyses of the genus Glaciecola: emended description of the genus Glaciecola, transfer of Glaciecola mesophila, G. agarilytica, G. aquimarina, G. arctica, G. chathamensis, G. polaris and G. psychrophila to the genus Paraglaciecola gen. nov. as Paraglaciecola mesophila comb. nov., P. agarilytica comb. nov., P. aquimarina comb. nov., P. arctica comb. nov., P. chathamensis comb. nov., P. polaris comb. nov. and P. psychrophila comb. nov., and description of Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans sp. nov., isolated from the Southern Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3264-3275. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Glaciecola psychrophila Zhang et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02001 (N = 28).
  • 😷 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: Paraglaciecola Shivaji and Reddy 2014

Assigned by: Shivaji S, Reddy GS. Phylogenetic analyses of the genus Glaciecola: emended description of the genus Glaciecola, transfer of Glaciecola mesophila, G. agarilytica, G. aquimarina, G. arctica, G. chathamensis, G. polaris and G. psychrophila to the genus Paraglaciecola gen. nov. as Paraglaciecola mesophila comb. nov., P. agarilytica comb. nov., P. aquimarina comb. nov., P. arctica comb. nov., P. chathamensis comb. nov., P. polaris comb. nov. and P. psychrophila comb. nov., and description of Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans sp. nov., isolated from the Southern Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3264-3275. 🇮🇳

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