Name: Natronobacterium haloterrestre (Hezayen et al. 2002) Dong et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobiforma haloterrestris Hezayen et al. 2002

Etymology: ha.lo.ter.res’tre. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. masc./fem. adj. terrestris, belonging to the soil; N.L. neut. adj. haloterrestre, from salty soil

Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-ter-RES-tre, neuter

Type strain: 135; DSM 13078; JCM 11627

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663434 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dong XY, Mao YL, Zhang QK, Zhu LR, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land. Extremophiles 2024; 28:47.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobiforma haloterrestris Hezayen et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-04-08.

Parent taxon: Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984

Assigned by: Dong XY, Mao YL, Zhang QK, Zhu LR, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome‑based classification of the family Natrialbaceae and description of four novel halophilic archaea from three saline lakes and a saline-alkaline land. Extremophiles 2024; 28:47.

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Record number: 64723