Name: Halosarcina limi Cui et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li’mi. L. gen. masc. n. limi, of/from mud

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LI-mi, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.8711; JCM 16054; RO1-6

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663428 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cui HL, Gao X, Li XY, Xu XW, Zhou YG, Liu HC, Zhou PJ. Halosarcina limi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halosarcina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2462-3466. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halogeometricum limi (Cui et al. 2010) Qiu et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halogeometricum limi (Cui et al. 2010) Qiu et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halosarcina limi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halosarcina.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halosarcina Savage et al. 2008

Assigned by: Cui HL, Gao X, Li XY, Xu XW, Zhou YG, Liu HC, Zhou PJ. Halosarcina limi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halosarcina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2462-3466. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788770