Species Halobium palmae

Name: Halobium palmae Mori et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’mae. L. gen. fem. n. palmae, of a palm tree

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-bi-um PAL-ma͡e, neuter

Type strain: 2a_47_2; InaCC Ar34; NBRC 111368

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16S rRNA gene: LC109314 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mori K, Nurcahyanto DA, Kawasaki H, Lisdiyanti P, Yopi, Suzuki KI. Halobium palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3799-3804. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halobium Mori et al. 2016. Publication: Mori K, Nurcahyanto DA, Kawasaki H, Lisdiyanti P, Yopi, Suzuki KI. Halobium palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3799-3804. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halobium Mori et al. 2016

Assigned by: Mori K, Nurcahyanto DA, Kawasaki H, Lisdiyanti P, Yopi, Suzuki KI. Halobium palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3799-3804. 🇯🇵

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