Name: Pseudopelagicola gijangensis Kim et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gi.jang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. gijangensis, pertaining to Gijang, the location of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, where the type strain was characterized

Pronunciation, gender: gi-jan͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8540; DSM 100564; KCTC 42049; YSS-7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF977839 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Kim DG, Yoon JH. Pseudopelagicola gijangensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3447-3452.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Shimia gijangensis (Kim et al. 2014) Arahal et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Shimia gijangensis (Kim et al. 2014) Arahal et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudopelagicola Kim et al. 2014. Publication: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Kim DG, Yoon JH. Pseudopelagicola gijangensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3447-3452.
  • ❗ Pseudopelagicola gijangensis 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 Pseudopelagicola.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Pseudopelagicola Kim et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kim YO, Park S, Nam BH, Kim DG, Yoon JH. Pseudopelagicola gijangensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3447-3452.

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