Name: Halovenus aranensis Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ra.nen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. aranensis, belonging to Aran-Bidgol salt lake, from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.11001; EB27; IBRC M 10015

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ534548 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Halovenus aranensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aran-Bidgol salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1331-1336.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halovenus Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012. Publication: Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Halovenus aranensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aran-Bidgol salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1331-1336.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Halovenus Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012

Assigned by: Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Halovenus aranensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aran-Bidgol salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1331-1336.

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