Species Occultella glacieicola

Name: Occultella glacieicola (Wang et al. 2019) Schumann et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Haloactinobacterium glacieicola Wang et al. 2019

Etymology: gla.ci.e.i’co.la. L. fem. n. glacies, ice; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, an inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. glacieicola, inhabitant of ice

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ok-kul-TEL-la gla-ki-e-I-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13532; DSM 110499; JCM 32923; T3246-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG182697 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schumann P, Kalensee F, Cao J, Criscuolo A, Clermont D, Kohler JM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Neumann-Schaal M, Tindall BJ, Pukall R. Reclassification of Haloactinobacterium glacieicola as Occultella glacieicola gen. nov., comb. nov., of Haloactinobacterium album as Ruania alba comb. nov, with an emended description of the genus Ruania, recognition that the genus names Haloactinobacterium and Ruania are heterotypic synonyms and description of Occultella aeris sp. nov., a halotolerant isolate from surface soil sampled at an ancient copper smelter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4769. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloactinobacterium glacieicola Wang et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Occultella Schumann et al. 2021. Publication: Schumann P, Kalensee F, Cao J, Criscuolo A, Clermont D, Kohler JM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Neumann-Schaal M, Tindall BJ, Pukall R. Reclassification of Haloactinobacterium glacieicola as Occultella glacieicola gen. nov., comb. nov., of Haloactinobacterium album as Ruania alba comb. nov, with an emended description of the genus Ruania, recognition that the genus names Haloactinobacterium and Ruania are heterotypic synonyms and description of Occultella aeris sp. nov., a halotolerant isolate from surface soil sampled at an ancient copper smelter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4769. 🇩🇪
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CGMCC 1.13535.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Occultella Schumann et al. 2021

Assigned by: Schumann P, Kalensee F, Cao J, Criscuolo A, Clermont D, Kohler JM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Neumann-Schaal M, Tindall BJ, Pukall R. Reclassification of Haloactinobacterium glacieicola as Occultella glacieicola gen. nov., comb. nov., of Haloactinobacterium album as Ruania alba comb. nov, with an emended description of the genus Ruania, recognition that the genus names Haloactinobacterium and Ruania are heterotypic synonyms and description of Occultella aeris sp. nov., a halotolerant isolate from surface soil sampled at an ancient copper smelter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4769. 🇩🇪

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