Name: Modicisalibacter xianhensis (Zhao et al. 2012) de la Haba et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halomonas xianhensis Zhao et al. 2012

Etymology: xian.hen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xianhensis, of or pertaining to Xianhe, Shandong Province, China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ksian-HEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: A-1; CGMCC 1.6848; JCM 14849

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16S rRNA gene: EF421176 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Halomonas xianhensis Zhao et al. 2012

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas xianhensis Zhao et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Modicisalibacter xianhensis 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 Modicisalibacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Modicisalibacter Ben Ali Gam et al. 2007

Assigned by: de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 46627