Name: Guyparkeria halopsychrophila Quinn et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.psy.chro’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halopsychrophila, referring to the cold hypersaline conditions at which growth is exhibited

Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-psy-K^HRO-p^hi-la, feminine

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Valid publication: Quinn MW, Blenner-Hassett O, Sugden S, Breckenridge L, Whyte LG. Guyparkeria halopsychrophila sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic polyextremophile isolated from a sub-zero Arctic hypersaline spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-08-12.

Parent taxon: Guyparkeria Boden 2017

Assigned by: Quinn MW, Blenner-Hassett O, Sugden S, Breckenridge L, Whyte LG. Guyparkeria halopsychrophila sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic polyextremophile isolated from a sub-zero Arctic hypersaline spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6883.

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Record number: 66957