Name: Leucothrix pacifica Zhang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 25984; JCM 18388; XH122

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX501256 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Z, Gao X, Wang L, Zhang XH. Leucothrix pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Leucothrix. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2397-2402.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Leucothrix Örsted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Gao X, Wang L, Zhang XH. Leucothrix pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Leucothrix. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2397-2402.

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Record number: 793097