Name: Halomicroarcula amylolytica Chen et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.ca. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. amylolytica, starch-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: a-my-lo-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13611; LR21; NBRC 113588

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16S rRNA gene: MH620372 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen F, Xu Y, Sun S, Shi X, Liu A, Chen S. Halomicroarcula amylolytica sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4978-4985.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Haloarcula amylovorans Ma et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloarcula amylovorans Ma et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halomicroarcula amylolytica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halomicroarcula.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halomicroarcula Echigo et al. 2013

Assigned by: Chen F, Xu Y, Sun S, Shi X, Liu A, Chen S. Halomicroarcula amylolytica sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4978-4985.

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Record number: 13768