Species Halorussus halophilus

Name: Halorussus halophilus Ding et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving referring to the requirement for salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-RUS-sus ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12866; JCM 30239; ZS-3

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16S rRNA gene: KJ689292 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ding Y, Han D, Cui HL. Halorussus halophilus sp. nov., A Novel Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Marine Solar Saltern. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1321-1327. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halorussus Cui et al. 2014

Assigned by: Ding Y, Han D, Cui HL. Halorussus halophilus sp. nov., A Novel Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Marine Solar Saltern. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1321-1327. 🇨🇳

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