Name: Halosimplex pelagicum Han and Cui 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.la’gi.cum. L. neut. adj. pelagicum, of or belonging to the sea

Pronunciation, gender: pe-LA-gi-kum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10586; JCM 17263; R2

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16S rRNA gene: HM159602 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Han D, Cui HL. Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:169-173.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Halosimplex Vreeland et al. 2003

Assigned by: Han D, Cui HL. Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:169-173.

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Record number: 791486