Name: Pelagicoccus litoralis Yoon et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the coast

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-la-gi-KOK-kus li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: H-MN57; IAM 15423; JCM 23204; KCTC 13125; MBIC 8273; NBRC 103622

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB286017 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Matsuo Y, Nozawa M, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Pelagicoccus mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., Pelagicoccus albus sp. nov. and Pelagicoccus litoralis sp. nov., three novel members of subdivision 4 within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from seawater by in situ cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1377-1385. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pelagicoccus Yoon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Matsuo Y, Nozawa M, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Pelagicoccus mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., Pelagicoccus albus sp. nov. and Pelagicoccus litoralis sp. nov., three novel members of subdivision 4 within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from seawater by in situ cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1377-1385. 🇯🇵

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