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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudopelagicola gijangensis Kim et al. 2014

Etymology: gi.jang.en’sis. N.L. fem. 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, feminine

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: Arahal DR, La Mura A, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, Aznar R, Pujalte MJ. Shimia thalassica sp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudopelagicola gijangensis as Shimia gijangensis comb. nov., and Thalassobius activus as Cognatishimia activa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3405-3413.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:705-707.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudopelagicola gijangensis Kim et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Pelagicola". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Arahal DR, La Mura A, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, Aznar R, Pujalte MJ. Shimia thalassica sp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudopelagicola gijangensis as Shimia gijangensis comb. nov., and Thalassobius activus as Cognatishimia activa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3405-3413.

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Record number: 5982