Name: Halococcus hamelinensis Goh et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.me.li’nen.sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. hamelinensis, pertaining to Hamelin Pool, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 100A6; ACM 5227; JCM 12892

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663367 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goh F, Leuko S, Allen MA, Bowman JP, Kamekura M, Neilan BA, Burns BP. Halococcus hamelinensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from stromatolites in Shark Bay, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1323-1329.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Goh F, Leuko S, Allen MA, Bowman JP, Kamekura M, Neilan BA, Burns BP. Halococcus hamelinensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from stromatolites in Shark Bay, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1323-1329.

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Record number: 783964