Name: Natronococcus zhouii Dong et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zhou’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zhouii, of Zhou, referring to Prof. Pei-Jin Zhou for his contributions to the study of halophilic archaea in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … Z͡HOU-i-i, masculine

Type strain: CG52; CGMCC 1.17139; JCM 34160

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK909928 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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-04-08.

Parent taxon: Natronococcus 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: 64722