Name: Halogeometricum rufum Cui et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’fum. L. neut. adj. rufum, red

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RU-fum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7736; JCM 15770; RO1-4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663385 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cui HL, Yang X, Gao X, Li XY, Xu XW, Zhou YG, Liu HC, Zhou PJ. Halogeometricum rufum sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halogeometricum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2613-2617. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

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. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halogeometricum Montalvo-Rodríguez et al. 1998

Assigned by: Cui HL, Yang X, Gao X, Li XY, Xu XW, Zhou YG, Liu HC, Zhou PJ. Halogeometricum rufum sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halogeometricum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2613-2617. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788875