Name: Salinisphaera halophila Zhang et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability of the type strain to grow at high NaCl concentrations

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011132; DSM 24264; JCM 17431; YIM 95161

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN020587 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Salinisphaera orenii Park et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Salinisphaera orenii Park et al. 2012	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salinisphaera orenii subsp. halophila (Zhang et al. 2012) Dif et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Quadri et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salinisphaera orenii Park et al. 2012. Publication: Quadri SR, Sathish M, Quach NT, Li WJ, Narsing Rao MP. Reclassification of Salinisphaera halophila Zhang et al. 2012 as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Salinisphaera orenii Park et al. 2012. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:100. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Salinisphaera halophila 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 Salinisphaera.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷

Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003

Assigned by: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179. 🇨🇳

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