Name: Neopararhizobium haloflavum (Shen et al. 2018) Hördt et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pararhizobium haloflavum Shen et al. 2018

Etymology: ha.lo.fla’vum. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. neut. adj. haloflavum, salty and yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 52582; MCCC 1K03228; XC0140

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX889310 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pararhizobium haloflavum Shen et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pararhizobium haloflavum Shen et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Neopararhizobium Hördt et al. 2025. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Neopararhizobium haloflavum 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 Neopararhizobium.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Neopararhizobium Hördt et al. 2025

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 68020