Genus "Halochlorospira"

Name: "Halochlorospira" Imhoff et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha’lo.chlo’ro.spi’ra. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, of the salt; Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, green; Gr. fem. n. speîra, the spiral; N.L. fem. n. Halochlorospira, the green spiral from salt lakes

Gender: feminine (stem: Halochlorospir-)

Original publication: Imhoff JF, Kyndt JA, Meyer TE. Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 2; DSM: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Halochlorospira abdelmalekii" (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff et al. 2022	not validly published	synonym
    "Halochlorospira halochloris" (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff et al. 2022	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Halorhodospiraceae Imhoff et al. 2023

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Kyndt JA, Meyer TE. Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 26552