Name: Actinopolyspora halophila Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. [ἅλς ἁλός] hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. [φίλος -η -ον] philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 279.; ATCC 27976; DSM 43834; DSM 46500; IFO 14106; JCM 3278; NBRC 14106; VKM Ac-871

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X54287 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gochnauer MB, Leppard GG, Komaratat P, Kates M, Novitsky T, Kushner DJ. Isolation and characterization of Actinopolyspora halophila, gen. et sp. nov., an extremely halophilic actinomycete. Can J Microbiol 1975; 21:1500-1511.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    Notes:
    • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Actinopolyspora Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gochnauer MB, Leppard GG, Komaratat P, Kates M, Novitsky T, Kushner DJ. Isolation and characterization of Actinopolyspora halophila, gen. et sp. nov., an extremely halophilic actinomycete. Can J Microbiol 1975; 21:1500-1511.
  • See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Actinopolyspora Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gochnauer MB, Leppard GG, Komaratat P, Kates M, Novitsky T, Kushner DJ. Isolation and characterization of Actinopolyspora halophila, gen. et sp. nov., an extremely halophilic actinomycete. Can J Microbiol 1975; 21:1500-1511.

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Record number: 772855