Name: Celeribacter halophilus (Wang et al. 2012) Lai et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Huaishuia halophila Wang et al. 2012

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals, haloes salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.8891; DSM 26270; LMG 24854; MCCC 1A06432; ZXM137

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ436725 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Cao J, Yuan J, Li F, Shao Z. Celeribacter indicus sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from deep-sea sediment and reclassification of Huaishuia halophila as Celeribacter halophilus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4160-4167.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Huaishuia halophila Wang et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08142 (N = 122).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010

Assigned by: Lai Q, Cao J, Yuan J, Li F, Shao Z. Celeribacter indicus sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from deep-sea sediment and reclassification of Huaishuia halophila as Celeribacter halophilus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4160-4167.

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Record number: 792366