Etymology:na.ma.ka.o.ka.ha’i.ae.N.L. gen. fem. n.namakaokahaiae, from Namakaokahai, older sister of Pele and goddess of the oceans and water, namakaokahaiae, in recognition of the seaside source of the isolate
Effective publication:
McDuff S, King GM, Neupane S, Myers MR. Isolation and characterization of extremely halophilic CO-oxidizing Euryarchaeota from hypersaline cinders, sediments and soils and description of a novel CO oxidizer, Haloferax namakaokahaiae Mke2.3T, sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw028. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 177. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3140-3143.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
Assigned by:
McDuff S, King GM, Neupane S, Myers MR. Isolation and characterization of extremely halophilic CO-oxidizing Euryarchaeota from hypersaline cinders, sediments and soils and description of a novel CO oxidizer, Haloferax namakaokahaiae Mke2.3T, sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw028. 🇺🇸
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