Name: "Desulfofundulus salinum" Grouzdev et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li’num. N.L. neut. adj. salinum, salt-cellar

Pronunciation, gender: sa-LI-num, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 435; DSM 23196; VKM B-1492

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16S rRNA gene: AY918122 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Grouzdev DS, Bidzhieva SK, Tourova TP, Krutkina MS, Poltaraus AB, Nazina TN. Draft Genome Sequence of a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium, "Desulfofundulus salinum" 435^T, Isolated from a High-Temperature Gas Field in Russia. Microbiol Resour Announc 2018; 7:0.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfofundulus salinus Nazina et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfotomaculum nigrificans subsp. salinus" Nazina and Rozanova 1978	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    "Desulfotomaculum salinum" Nazina et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Desulfofundulus salinus Nazina et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Desulfofundulus Watanabe et al. 2018

Assigned by: Grouzdev DS, Bidzhieva SK, Tourova TP, Krutkina MS, Poltaraus AB, Nazina TN. Draft Genome Sequence of a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium, "Desulfofundulus salinum" 435^T, Isolated from a High-Temperature Gas Field in Russia. Microbiol Resour Announc 2018; 7:0.

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Record number: 2993