Name: "Halochlorospira halochloris" (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ectothiorhodospira halochloris Imhoff and Trüper 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ha.lo.chlo.ris. N.L. masc./fem. adj. halochloris, green-colored and from salt lakes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: A; ATCC 35916; BN 9850; DSM 1059

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59152 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Imhoff JF, Kyndt JA, Meyer TE. Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Halorhodospira halochloris (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff and Süling 1997

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorhodospira halochloris (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff and Süling 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ectothiorhodospira halochloris Imhoff and Trüper 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: "Halochlorospira" Imhoff et al. 2022

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Kyndt JA, Meyer TE. Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0.

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Record number: 26480