Name: Deleya halophila Quesada et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49969; CCM 3662; CIP 103512; DSM 4770; F5-7; JCM 20791; LMG 6456; NBRC 102604

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16S rRNA gene: AB681879 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Quesada E, Ventosa A, Ruiz-Berraquero F, Ramos-Cormenzana A. Deleya halophila, a new species of moderately halophilic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:287-292.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halomonas halophila (Quesada et al. 1984) Dobson and Franzmann 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas halophila (Quesada et al. 1984) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Deleya halophila 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 Deleya.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Deleya Baumann et al. 1983

Assigned by: Quesada E, Ventosa A, Ruiz-Berraquero F, Ramos-Cormenzana A. Deleya halophila, a new species of moderately halophilic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:287-292.

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Record number: 775491