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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Deleya salina Valderrama et al. 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas halophila (Quesada et al. 1984) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halomonas salina (Valderrama et al. 1991) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • ❗ 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. — 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: 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