Name: Halocatena pleomorpha Verma et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ple.o.mor’pha. Gr. masc. adj. pleôs, more; Gr. fem. n. morphê, shape; N.L. fem. adj. pleomorpha, pleomorphic

Pronunciation, gender: ple-o-MOR-p^ha, feminine

Type strain: JCM 31368; KCTC 4276; MTCC 12579; SPP- AMP-1

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16S rRNA gene: LT009694 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Verma A, Pal Y, Kumar P, Krishnamurthi S. Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov. sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon of family Halobacteriaceae isolated from saltpan soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3693-3700.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halocatena Verma et al. 2020. Publication: Verma A, Pal Y, Kumar P, Krishnamurthi S. Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov. sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon of family Halobacteriaceae isolated from saltpan soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3693-3700.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halocatena Verma et al. 2020

Assigned by: Verma A, Pal Y, Kumar P, Krishnamurthi S. Halocatena pleomorpha gen. nov. sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon of family Halobacteriaceae isolated from saltpan soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3693-3700.

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Record number: 8306