Name: Haloferax lucentensis Gutiérrez et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation, gender: … lu-ken-TEN-sis, neuter

Type strain: Aa 2.2; CCM 7023; CECT 5871; CIP 107410; DSM 14919; JCM 9276; NCIMB 13854

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16S rRNA gene: AB081732 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M, Holmes ML, Dyall-Smith ML, Ventosa A. Taxonomic characterization of Haloferax sp. (" H. alicantei") strain Aa 2.2: description of Haloferax lucentensis sp. nov. Extremophiles 2002; 6:479-483. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 95. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Haloferax lucentense corrig. Gutiérrez et al. 2004

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Haloferax alicantei" Holmes et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Haloferax alexandrinum corrig. Asker and Ohta 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Haloferax lucentense corrig. Gutiérrez et al. 2004	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Haloferax alexandrinus Asker and Ohta 2002	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Quadri et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Quadri SR, Jin P, Wang K, Qiao H, Dhulappa A, Luo ZH, Wang S, Narsing Rao MP. Taxonomic Reframe of Some Species of the Genera Haloferax and Halobellus. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:216. 🇨🇳
  • ⏲ According to Quadri et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986. Publication: Quadri SR, Jin P, Wang K, Qiao H, Dhulappa A, Luo ZH, Wang S, Narsing Rao MP. Taxonomic Reframe of Some Species of the Genera Haloferax and Halobellus. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:216. 🇨🇳
  • ⏲ According to Tan et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tan S, Zhu LR, Zhang QK, Dong XY, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based classification of the family Haloferacaceae and description of five novel species of Halobaculum. Extremophiles 2024; 28:22. 🇨🇳
  • ⏲ According to Tan et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986. Publication: Tan S, Zhu LR, Zhang QK, Dong XY, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based classification of the family Haloferacaceae and description of five novel species of Halobaculum. Extremophiles 2024; 28:22. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Haloferax Torreblanca et al. 1986

Assigned by: Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M, Holmes ML, Dyall-Smith ML, Ventosa A. Taxonomic characterization of Haloferax sp. (" H. alicantei") strain Aa 2.2: description of Haloferax lucentensis sp. nov. Extremophiles 2002; 6:479-483. 🇪🇸

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