Name: Chimaereicella alkaliphila Tiago et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. Arabic article al, the; Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort, soda; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline environments

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: AC-74; CIP 108470; DSM 22703; LMG 22694

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ717393 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tiago I, Mendes V, Pires C, Morais PV, Verissimo A. Chimaereicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:100-108.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Algoriphagus alkaliphilus (Tiago et al. 2006) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Algoriphagus alkaliphilus (Tiago et al. 2006) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chimaereicella Tiago et al. 2006. Publication: Tiago I, Mendes V, Pires C, Morais PV, Verissimo A. Chimaereicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:100-108.
  • ❗ Chimaereicella alkaliphila 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 Chimaereicella.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Chimaereicella Tiago et al. 2006

Assigned by: Tiago I, Mendes V, Pires C, Morais PV, Verissimo A. Chimaereicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:100-108.

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