Name: Halopeptonella vilamensis Menes et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.lam.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. vilamensis, pertaining to Laguna Vilama, Jujuy, Argentina

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 21056; JCM 16388; NCIMB 14596; SV525

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU557314 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Menes RJ, Viera CE, Farias ME, Seufferheld MJ. Halopeptonella vilamensis gen. nov, sp. nov., a halophilic strictly aerobic bacterium of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2016; 20:19-25.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Spiribacter vilamensis (Menes et al. 2016) León et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spiribacter vilamensis (Menes et al. 2016) León et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halopeptonella Menes et al. 2016. Publication: Menes RJ, Viera CE, Farias ME, Seufferheld MJ. Halopeptonella vilamensis gen. nov, sp. nov., a halophilic strictly aerobic bacterium of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2016; 20:19-25.
  • ❗ Halopeptonella vilamensis 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 Halopeptonella.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halopeptonella Menes et al. 2016

Assigned by: Menes RJ, Viera CE, Farias ME, Seufferheld MJ. Halopeptonella vilamensis gen. nov, sp. nov., a halophilic strictly aerobic bacterium of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2016; 20:19-25.

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Record number: 793423