Species Haladaptatus paucihalophilus

Name: Haladaptatus paucihalophilus Savage et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.ci.ha.lo’phi.lus. L. masc. adj. paucus, little; Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. paucihalophilus, low-salt loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-ad-ap-TA-tus pa͡u-ki-ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1313; DSM 18195; DX253; JCM 13897; KCTC 4006

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663347 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Savage KN, Krumholz LR, Oren A, Elshahed MS. Haladaptatus paucihalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:19-24. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:659-660.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Haladaptatus Savage et al. 2007. Publication: Savage KN, Krumholz LR, Oren A, Elshahed MS. Haladaptatus paucihalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:19-24. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Haladaptatus Savage et al. 2007

Assigned by: Savage KN, Krumholz LR, Oren A, Elshahed MS. Haladaptatus paucihalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:19-24. 🇺🇸

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