Name: Volcaniella eurihalina Quesada et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: eu.ri.ha.li.na. Gr. masc. adj. eurys, wide, broad; Gr. masc. adj. halinos, of salt; N.L. fem. adj. eurihalina, growing at a wide range of salt concentrations

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49336; CIP 106091; DSM 5720; F9-6

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16S rRNA gene: X87218 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Quesada E, Valderrama MJ, Bejar V, Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F, Ramos-Cormenzana A. Volcaniella eurihalina gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic nonmotile gram-negative rod. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:261-267. 🇪🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Halomonas eurihalina (Quesada et al. 1990) Mellado et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas eurihalina (Quesada et al. 1990) Mellado et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Volcaniella Quesada et al. 1990. Publication: Quesada E, Valderrama MJ, Bejar V, Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F, Ramos-Cormenzana A. Volcaniella eurihalina gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic nonmotile gram-negative rod. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:261-267. 🇪🇸
  • ❗ Volcaniella eurihalina 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 Volcaniella.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Volcaniella Quesada et al. 1990

Assigned by: Quesada E, Valderrama MJ, Bejar V, Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F, Ramos-Cormenzana A. Volcaniella eurihalina gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic nonmotile gram-negative rod. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:261-267. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 783060