Name: Halocatena halophila (Tang et al. 2024) Zhu et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinarchaeum halophilum corrig. Tang et al. 2024

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17467; DSM 46868; YIM 93972

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP071306 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhu LR, Mao YL, Hu Y, Sun YP, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of the family Haloarculaceae, proposal of Natronomonadaceae fam. nov., and description of four novel halophilic archaea from two saline lakes and a marine solar saltern. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126592. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinoarchaeum halophilum Tang et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Actinarchaeum halophilum corrig. Tang et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Halocatena halophila" (Tang et al. 2024) Gupta et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-08-12.

Parent taxon: Halocatena Verma et al. 2020

Assigned by: Zhu LR, Mao YL, Hu Y, Sun YP, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of the family Haloarculaceae, proposal of Natronomonadaceae fam. nov., and description of four novel halophilic archaea from two saline lakes and a marine solar saltern. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126592. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 62379