Name: Thiocapsa halophila Caumette et al. 1991

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

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: 4270; ATCC 49740; DSM 6210; SG 3202

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16S rRNA gene: AJ002796 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Caumette P, Baulaigue R, Matheron R. Thiocapsa halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 155:170-176.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thiohalocapsa halophila (Caumette et al. 1991) Imhoff et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiohalocapsa halophila (Caumette et al. 1991) Imhoff et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiocapsa 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 Thiocapsa.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.

Parent taxon: Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Caumette P, Baulaigue R, Matheron R. Thiocapsa halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 155:170-176.

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Record number: 782726