Name: Natrinema salaciae Albuquerque et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.la’ci.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. salaciae, of Salacia, Roman goddess of the sea, who presided over the depths of the ocean, referring to the depth of Lake Medee

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-tri-NE-ma sa-LA-ki-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: CECT 8172; DSM 25055; JCM 17869; MDB25

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB935413 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Taborda M, La Cono V, Yakimov M, da Costa MS. Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:368-373. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05381 (N = 18).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number CECT 8172 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Parent taxon: Natrinema McGenity et al. 1998

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Taborda M, La Cono V, Yakimov M, da Costa MS. Natrinema salaciae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from the deep, hypersaline anoxic Lake Medee in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:368-373. 🇵🇹

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