Name: Pelagicola litoralis Kim et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of the shore

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CL-ES2; DSM 18290; KCCM 42274

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF192392 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Shimia litoralis (Kim et al. 2008) Zhang et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Shimia litoralis (Kim et al. 2008) Zhang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008. Publication: Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106.
  • ❗ Pelagicola litoralis 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 Pelagicola.
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008

Assigned by: Kim YG, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2102-2106.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/pelagicola-litoralisCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 787538