Name: Halofilum ochraceum Xia et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.chra’ce.um. L. fem. n. ochra, ochre, yellow ochre; N.L. neut. adj. ochraceum, the colour of ochre

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CICC 23817; KCTC 42259; MCCC 1H00120; XJ16

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP052777 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Halofilum Xia et al. 2017. Publication: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.

Parent taxon: Halofilum Xia et al. 2017

Assigned by: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.

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