Name: Halospeciosus flavus Li et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vus. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow, the colour of colonies of the archaeon

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13890; JCM 33735; XZGYJ-43

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16S rRNA gene: MH645843 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li XX, Tan S, Cheng M, Hu Y, Ma X, Hou J, Cui HL. Halospeciosus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Haladaptatus caseinilyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from saline soil of an inland solar saltern and offshore sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6220.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halospeciosus Li et al. 2024. Publication: Li XX, Tan S, Cheng M, Hu Y, Ma X, Hou J, Cui HL. Halospeciosus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Haladaptatus caseinilyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from saline soil of an inland solar saltern and offshore sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6220.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halospeciosus Li et al. 2024

Assigned by: Li XX, Tan S, Cheng M, Hu Y, Ma X, Hou J, Cui HL. Halospeciosus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Haladaptatus caseinilyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from saline soil of an inland solar saltern and offshore sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6220.

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