Name: Qipengyuania pacifica Tareen et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. masc. adj. pacificus, making or tending to make peace; L. fem. adj. pacifica, of the pacific

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: qi-pen-gyu-A-ni-a pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 112811; NCCB 100842; NZ-96

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MZ569436 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tareen S, Risdian C, Müsken M, Wink J. Qipengyuania pacifica sp. nov., a novel carotenoid-producing marine bacterium of the family Erythrobacteraceae, isolated from sponge (Demospongiae), and antimicrobial potential of its crude extract. Diversity 2022; 14:295. 🇵🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Qipengyuania aerophila Liu et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Lee et al. 2025 Lee BM, Choi JY, Lee SY, Rho A, Yun S, Lee WS, Cho BC, Hwang CY. Description of Qipengyuania profunda sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the Amundsen Sea (Antarctica), and reclassification of Qipengyuania aerophila Liu et al. 2022 as a later heterotypic synonym of Qipengyuania pacifica Tareen et al. 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6713. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Lee et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Qipengyuania aerophila Liu et al. 2022. Publication: Lee BM, Choi JY, Lee SY, Rho A, Yun S, Lee WS, Cho BC, Hwang CY. Description of Qipengyuania profunda sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the Amundsen Sea (Antarctica), and reclassification of Qipengyuania aerophila Liu et al. 2022 as a later heterotypic synonym of Qipengyuania pacifica Tareen et al. 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6713. 🇰🇷
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Qipengyuania Feng et al. 2015

Assigned by: Tareen S, Risdian C, Müsken M, Wink J. Qipengyuania pacifica sp. nov., a novel carotenoid-producing marine bacterium of the family Erythrobacteraceae, isolated from sponge (Demospongiae), and antimicrobial potential of its crude extract. Diversity 2022; 14:295. 🇵🇰

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