Name: "Nitrosococcus halophilus" Koops et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving

Pronunciation, gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: JCM 30413; Nc4

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16S rRNA gene: AF287298 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Koops HP, Böttcher B, Möller UC, Pommerening-Röser A, Stehr G. Description of a new species of Nitrosococcus. Archives of Microbiology 1990; 154:244-248.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Nitrosococcus halophilus" Campbell et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Nitrosococcus halophilus" Campbell et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Parent taxon: Nitrosococcus Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Koops HP, Böttcher B, Möller UC, Pommerening-Röser A, Stehr G. Description of a new species of Nitrosococcus. Archives of Microbiology 1990; 154:244-248.

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Record number: 43078