Name: Methanococcus halophilus Zhilina 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1071; DSM 3094; INMI Z-7982; OCM 160; Z-7982

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ346755 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhilina TN. A new obligate halophilic methane-producing bacterium. Mikrobiologiya 1983; 52:375-382.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al. 1991

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Methanococcus halophilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Methanococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhilina TN. A new obligate halophilic methane-producing bacterium. Mikrobiologiya 1983; 52:375-382.

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Record number: 777849