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

Gender: feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    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; 71:5021. 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 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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