Name: Shimia thalassica Arahal et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tha.las’si.ca. Gr. fem. n. thalassa, the sea; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; L. fem. adj. thalassica, pertaining to the sea, of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^ha-LAS-si-ka, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7735; LMG 29909; R47

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16S rRNA gene: MK156393 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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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: 5595