Name: Halovivax limisalsi Amoozegar et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mi.sal’si. L. gen. masc. n. limi, of/from mud; L. masc. perf. part. salsus, salted, salt; N.L. gen. neut. n. limisalsi, of a salted mud

Gender: masculine

Type strain: IBRC M 10022; IC38; KCTC 4051

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF805151 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Amoozegar MA, Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Mehrshad M, Riazi S, Ventosa A. Halovivax limisalsi sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from hypersaline mud. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3422-3426.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Halovivax Castillo et al. 2006

Assigned by: Amoozegar MA, Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Mehrshad M, Riazi S, Ventosa A. Halovivax limisalsi sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from hypersaline mud. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3422-3426.

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Record number: 792236