Name: Thalassolituus pacificus Dong et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 59MF3M-4; KCTC 92589; MCCC M21136

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OP320460 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dong C, Wei L, Wang J, Lai Q, Huang Z, Shao Z. Genome-based taxonomic rearrangement of Oceanobacter-related bacteria including the description of Thalassolituus hydrocarbonoclasticus sp. nov. and Thalassolituus pacificus sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Thalassolituus. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1051202. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thalassolituus Yakimov et al. 2004

Assigned by: Dong C, Wei L, Wang J, Lai Q, Huang Z, Shao Z. Genome-based taxonomic rearrangement of Oceanobacter-related bacteria including the description of Thalassolituus hydrocarbonoclasticus sp. nov. and Thalassolituus pacificus sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Thalassolituus. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1051202. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 38825