Name: Yangia pacifica Dai et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean, the origin of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.3455; DSM 26894; DX5-10; JCM 12573

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ877265 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dai X, Wang BJ, Yang QX, Jiao NZ, Liu SJ. Yangia pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Roseobacter clade from coastal sediment of the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:529-533.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1181-1182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alloyangia pacifica (Dai et al. 2006) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloyangia pacifica (Dai et al. 2006) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salipiger pacificus (Dai et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Verma et al. 2021 Verma A, Sundharam SS, Pal Y, Bisht B, Yadav P, Krishnamurthi S. Yangia mangrovi sp. nov., a novel member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from mangrove soil and emended description of Yangia pacifica Dai et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:005021. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Yangia Dai et al. 2006. Publication: Dai X, Wang BJ, Yang QX, Jiao NZ, Liu SJ. Yangia pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Roseobacter clade from coastal sediment of the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:529-533.
  • 😷 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 3 times 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 specific epithet pacifica is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Dai et al. 2006. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Yangia Dai et al. 2006

Assigned by: Dai X, Wang BJ, Yang QX, Jiao NZ, Liu SJ. Yangia pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Roseobacter clade from coastal sediment of the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:529-533.

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