Name: Halomicroarcula pellucida Echigo et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pel.lu’ci.da. L. fem. adj. pellucida, transparent, referring to the transparent colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pel-LU-ki-da, feminine

Type strain: BNERC31; CECT 7537; JCM 17820

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB766179 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Usami R. Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3556-3562. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Haloarcula pellucida (Echigo et al. 2013) Ma et al. 2024

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloarcula pellucida (Echigo et al. 2013) Ma et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halomicroarcula Echigo et al. 2013. Publication: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Usami R. Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3556-3562. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Halomicroarcula pellucida 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.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halomicroarcula Echigo et al. 2013

Assigned by: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Usami R. Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3556-3562. 🇯🇵

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/halomicroarcula-pellucidaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 791176