Name: Halopelagius longus Zhang et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lon’gus. L. masc. adj. longus, long, extended, referring to the production of long rods in liquid medium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LON-gus, masculine

Type strain: BC12-B1; CGMCC 1.12397; JCM 18758

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX518988 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang X, Zhang WY, Shen AH, Huo YY, Zhu XF, Wu M. Halopelagius longus sp. nov., a member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from a salt mine, and emended description of the genus Halopelagius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3585-3590. 🇨🇳

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14846 (N = 16).
  • 😷 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: Zhang X, Zhang WY, Shen AH, Huo YY, Zhu XF, Wu M. Halopelagius longus sp. nov., a member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from a salt mine, and emended description of the genus Halopelagius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3585-3590. 🇨🇳

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