Name: Halorubellus amylolyticus Liu et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ru-BEL-lus a-my-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 4323; MCCC 4K00175; PRR65

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Effective publication: Liu Y, Zhang A, Lu C, Shao S, Ding Y, Hao Y, Jin YU, Liu J, Shen L, Chen S. Identification of a Novel Haloarchaeal Species Halorubellus amylolyticus sp. nov., Isolated from Salt Crystals of Salted Seaweed Knots and Genomic Insights into Genus Halorubellus. Pol J Microbiol 2025; 74:374-384. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18689 (N = 13).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-08-13.

Parent taxon: Halorubellus Cui et al. 2014

Assigned by: Liu Y, Zhang A, Lu C, Shao S, Ding Y, Hao Y, Jin YU, Liu J, Shen L, Chen S. Identification of a Novel Haloarchaeal Species Halorubellus amylolyticus sp. nov., Isolated from Salt Crystals of Salted Seaweed Knots and Genomic Insights into Genus Halorubellus. Pol J Microbiol 2025; 74:374-384. 🇨🇳

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