Name: Haloferula helveola Yoon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hel.ve’o.la. L. fem. adj. helveola, pale yellow, yellowish

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-FE-ru-la hel-WE-o-la, feminine

Type strain: 05IJR53-1; KCTC 22199; MBIC 8342

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16S rRNA gene: AB372855 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Matsuo Y, Katsuta A, Jang JH, Matsuda S, Adachi K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Haloferula rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., Haloferula harenae sp. nov., Haloferula phyci sp. nov., Haloferula helveola sp. nov. and Haloferula sargassicola sp. nov., five marine representatives of the family Verrucomicrobiaceae within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2491-2500. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The term "phylogenetic definition" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Haloferula Yoon et al. 2008

Assigned by: Yoon J, Matsuo Y, Katsuta A, Jang JH, Matsuda S, Adachi K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Haloferula rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., Haloferula harenae sp. nov., Haloferula phyci sp. nov., Haloferula helveola sp. nov. and Haloferula sargassicola sp. nov., five marine representatives of the family Verrucomicrobiaceae within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2491-2500. 🇯🇵

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