Name: Halorhodospira Imhoff and Süling 1997

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.rho.do.spi’ra. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. neut. n. rhodon, the rose; Gr. fem. n. speîra, the spiral; N.L. fem. n. Halorhodospira, the spiral rose from salt lakes

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Halorhodospir-), ha-lo-r^ho-do-SPI-ra

Type species: Halorhodospira halophila (Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and Süling 1997

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Hirschler-Réa et al. 2003 Hirschler-Rea A, Matheron R, Riffaud C, Moune S, Eatock C, Herbert RA, Willison JC, Caumette P. Isolation and characterization of spirilloid purple phototrophic bacteria forming red layers in microbial mats of Mediterranean salterns: description of Halorhodospira neutriphila sp. nov. and emendation of the genus Halorhodospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:153-163. 🇫🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Imhoff et al. 2022 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. 🇺🇸 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 36. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5413.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Halorhodospiraceae Imhoff et al. 2023. 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧕 Imhoff and Süling (1996) assigned this genus to the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984. Publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113. 🇩🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Raymond JC, Sistrom WR. ctothiorhodospira halophila: a new species ofthe genus Ectothiorhodospira. Arch Mikrobiol 1969; 69:121-126.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Halmhodospira"; "Halorlzodospira"; "Halothodospira".
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926. 🇩🇪
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; ATCC: 2; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halorhodospira abdelmalekii (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff and Süling 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halorhodospira halochloris (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff and Süling 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halorhodospira halophila (Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and Süling 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halorhodospira neutriphila Hirschler-Réa et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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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