Name: Ectothiorhodospira halophila Raymond and Sistrom 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

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: DSM 244; SL 1; SMG 244

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP000544 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Raymond JC, Sistrom WR. ctothiorhodospira halophila: a new species ofthe genus Ectothiorhodospira. Arch Mikrobiol 1969; 69:121-126.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorhodospira halophila (Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and Süling 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorhodospira halophila (Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and Süling 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ectothiorhodospira 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 Ectothiorhodospira.
  • 😷 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 80 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Raymond JC, Sistrom WR. ctothiorhodospira halophila: a new species ofthe genus Ectothiorhodospira. Arch Mikrobiol 1969; 69:121-126.

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Record number: 775871