Name: Desulfofalx alkaliphila (Pikuta et al. 2000) Watanabe et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum alkaliphilum Pikuta et al. 2000

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, alkali loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700784; DSM 12257; S1; VKM B-2192

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF097024 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfofalx gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 197. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfohalotomaculum alkaliphilum (Pikuta et al. 2000) Watanabe et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfotomaculum alkaliphilum Pikuta et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfofalx Watanabe et al. 2021. Publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfofalx gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfofalx Watanabe et al. 2021

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfofalx gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.

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Record number: 17698