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

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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. masc./fem. adj. halochloris, green-colored and from salt lakes

Gender: feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

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

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 16 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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Record number: 776798