Name: Huanghella arctica Jiang et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, from the Arctic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2010418; NRRL B-59750; R9-9

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JQ303016 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jiang F, Xiao M, Chen L, Kan W, Peng F, Dai J, Chang X, Li W, Fang C. Huanghella arctica gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from Arctic tundra soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:696-702. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Huanghella Jiang et al. 2013. Publication: Jiang F, Xiao M, Chen L, Kan W, Peng F, Dai J, Chang X, Li W, Fang C. Huanghella arctica gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from Arctic tundra soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:696-702. 🇨🇳
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Huanghella Jiang et al. 2013

Assigned by: Jiang F, Xiao M, Chen L, Kan W, Peng F, Dai J, Chang X, Li W, Fang C. Huanghella arctica gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from Arctic tundra soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:696-702. 🇨🇳

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