Name: Roseivivax pacificus Wu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 22DY03; CGMCC 1.12410; DSM 29329; JCM 18866

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC018453 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wu YH, Meng FX, Xu L, Zhang XQ, Wang CS, Oren A, Wu M, Xu XW. Roseivivax pacificus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4574-4579.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allosediminivita pacifica (Wu et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allosediminivita pacifica (Wu et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Roseivivax pacificus 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 Roseivivax.
  • 😷 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 1 time 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: Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999

Assigned by: Wu YH, Meng FX, Xu L, Zhang XQ, Wang CS, Oren A, Wu M, Xu XW. Roseivivax pacificus sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4574-4579.

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