Name: Halopelagius fulvigenes Liu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ful.vi’ge.nes. L. masc. adj. fulvus, deep-yellow, tawny, brown; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. fulvigenes, brown-pigment-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ful-WI-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2010456; JCM 17506; YIM 94188

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ996497 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu BB, Tang SK, Cui HL, Zhang YG, Li L, Zhang YM, Zhang LL, Li WJ. Halopelagius fulvigenes sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2192-2196. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15625 (N = 13).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halopelagius Cui et al. 2010

Assigned by: Liu BB, Tang SK, Cui HL, Zhang YG, Li L, Zhang YM, Zhang LL, Li WJ. Halopelagius fulvigenes sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2192-2196. 🇨🇳

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