Species Billgrantia ethanolica

Name: Billgrantia ethanolica de la Haba et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.tha.no’li.ca. N.L. neut. n. ethanol, ethanol; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with various meanings; N.L. fem. adj. ethanolica, belonging to ethanol, in reference to the ability of the species to utilize ethanol as a substrate for growth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bill-GRAN-ti-a e-t^ha-NO-li-ka, feminine

Type strain: CYT3-1-1; KCTC 72090; MCCC 1A11081

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW205683 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Halomonas ethanolica Wang and Shao 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas ethanolica Wang and Shao 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, belated name

• Notes:
  • ❗ Billgrantia ethanolica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Billgrantia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Billgrantia de la Haba et al. 2024

Assigned by: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 46544

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