Species Halorhodospira halochloris

Name: Halorhodospira halochloris (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff and Süling 1997

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Ectothiorhodospira halochloris Imhoff and Trüper 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ha.lo.chlo’ris. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. fem. adj. halochloris, green-colored and from salt lakes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-r^ho-do-SPI-ra ha-lo-K^HLO-ris, feminine

Type strain: A; ATCC 35916; BN 9850; DSM 1059

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59152 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ectothiorhodospira halochloris Imhoff and Trüper 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Halochlorospira halochloris" (Imhoff and Trüper 1979) Imhoff et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halorhodospira Imhoff and Süling 1997

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113. 🇩🇪

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