Name: Serpentinicella alkaliphila Mei et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 3b; DSM 100013; JCM 30645

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR349722 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mei N, Postec A, Erauso G, Joseph M, Pelletier B, Payri C, Ollivier B, Quemeneur M. Serpentinicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the serpentinite-hosted Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4464-4470.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Serpentinicella Mei et al. 2016. Publication: Mei N, Postec A, Erauso G, Joseph M, Pelletier B, Payri C, Ollivier B, Quemeneur M. Serpentinicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the serpentinite-hosted Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4464-4470.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Serpentinicella Mei et al. 2016

Assigned by: Mei N, Postec A, Erauso G, Joseph M, Pelletier B, Payri C, Ollivier B, Quemeneur M. Serpentinicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the serpentinite-hosted Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4464-4470.

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Record number: 794827