Name: Haloprofundus halobius Li et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’bi.us. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. adj. halobius, living on salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-pro-FUN-dus ha-LO-bi-us, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17434; JCM 35095; SEDH52

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16S rRNA gene: MN314520 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li SY, Xin YJ, Bao CX, Hou J, Cui HL. Haloprofundus salilacus sp. nov., Haloprofundus halobius sp. nov. and Haloprofundus salinisoli sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt lake and saline soil. Extremophiles 2021; 26:6. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Haloprofundus Zhang et al. 2017

Assigned by: Li SY, Xin YJ, Bao CX, Hou J, Cui HL. Haloprofundus salilacus sp. nov., Haloprofundus halobius sp. nov. and Haloprofundus salinisoli sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt lake and saline soil. Extremophiles 2021; 26:6. 🇨🇳

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