Name: Tropicibacter phthalicicus corrig. Iwaki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phtha.li’ci.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum phthalicum, phthalic acid; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. phthalicicus, belonging to phthalic acid, referring to the substrate phthalic acid that can be utilized by the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^ht^ha-LI-ki-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 26923; JCM 17793; KCTC 23703; KU27E1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB636139 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iwaki H, Nishimura A, Hasegawa Y. Tropicibacter phthalicus sp. nov., a phthalate-degrading bacterium from seawater. Curr Microbiol 2012; 64:392-396. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 146. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1443-1445.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pelagimonas phthalicica (Iwaki et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pelagimonas phthalicica (Iwaki et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Tropicibacter phthalicus Iwaki et al. 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tropicibacter phthalicicus 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 Tropicibacter.
  • 😷 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, phtalicus (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 146. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1443-1445.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, phtalicus (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 146. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1443-1445.

Parent taxon: Tropicibacter Harwati et al. 2009

Assigned by: Iwaki H, Nishimura A, Hasegawa Y. Tropicibacter phthalicus sp. nov., a phthalate-degrading bacterium from seawater. Curr Microbiol 2012; 64:392-396. 🇯🇵

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