Name: Spiribacter vilamensis (Menes et al. 2016) León et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halopeptonella vilamensis Menes et al. 2016

Etymology: vi.la.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. vilamensis, pertaining to Laguna Vilama, Jujuy, Argentina

Pronunciation, gender: wi-la-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21056; JCM 16388; NCIMB 14596; SV525

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16S rRNA gene: EU557314 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Leon MJ, Galisteo C, Ventosa A, Sanchez-Porro C. Spiribacter aquaticus Leon et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Spiribacter roseus Leon et al. 2016. Reclassification of Halopeptonella vilamensis Menes et al. 2016 as Spiribacter vilamensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2873-2878.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halopeptonella vilamensis Menes et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Spiribacter León et al. 2014

Assigned by: Leon MJ, Galisteo C, Ventosa A, Sanchez-Porro C. Spiribacter aquaticus Leon et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Spiribacter roseus Leon et al. 2016. Reclassification of Halopeptonella vilamensis Menes et al. 2016 as Spiribacter vilamensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2873-2878.

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Record number: 10864