Halopiger

Halopiger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Halobacteria
Order:	Natrialbales
Family:	Natrialbaceae
Genus:	Halopiger; Gutiérrez et al., 2007
Type species
	Halopiger xanaduensis; Gutérrez et al. 2007
Species
	H. aswanensis; H. djelfimassiliensis; H. goleimassiliensis; H. thermotolerans; H. xanaduensis;

Halopiger is a genus of archaeans in the family Natrialbaceae that have high tolerance to salinity.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026

53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232

Halopiger

H. djelfimassiliensis Hassani et al. 2016

H. salifodinae Zhang et al. 2013

H. goleimassiliensis Hassani et al. 2016

H. xanaduensis Gutierrez et al. 2007

	H. aswanensis Hezayen et al. 2010

	H. thermotolerans Minegishi et al. 2016

Halopiger_B	Halopiger djelfimassiliensis

Halopiger_A	Halopiger goleimassiliensis

Halopiger

	H. aswanensis

	H. xanaduensis

Species formerly placed in this taxon

Halopiger salifodinae, now Natrinema salifodinae

References

1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Halopiger". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Halopiger in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ Gutierrez, M. C.; Castillo, A. M.; Kamekura, M.; Xue, Y.; Ma, Y.; Cowan, D. A.; Jones, B. E.; Grant, W. D.; Ventosa, A. (2007). "Halopiger xanaduensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from saline Lake Shangmatala in Inner Mongolia, China". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (7): 1402–1407. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65001-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 17625165.
↑ Hezayen, F. F.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Steinbüchel, A.; Tindall, B. J.; Rehm, B. H. A. (2009). "Halopiger aswanensis sp. nov., a polymer-producing and extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from hypersaline soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (3): 633–637. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013078-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 19654343.
↑ Minegishi, Hiroaki; Shimogaki, Ryuta; Enomoto, Shigeaki; Echigo, Akinobu; Kondo, Yusuke; Nagaoka, Shuhei; Shimane, Yasuhiro; Kamekura, Masahiro; Itoh, Takashi; Ohkuma, Moriya; Nunoura, Takuro; Takai, Ken; Usami, Ron (2016). "Halopiger thermotolerans sp. nov., a thermo-tolerant haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 4975–4980. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001455. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 27562780.
↑ Zhang, W.-Y.; Meng, Y.; Zhu, X.-F.; Wu, M. (2013). "Halopiger salifodinae sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt 10): 3563–3567. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.050971-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 23563233.

Ikram, HI; Catherine, R; Caroline, M; Didier, R; Hocine, H; Christelle, D (15 June 2014). "Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Halopiger goleamassiliensis sp. nov". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 9 (3): 956–9. doi:10.4056/sigs.4618288. PMC 4149028. PMID 25197441.
Gutiérrez MC, Castillo AM, Kamekura M, Xue Y, Ma Y, Cowan DA, Jones BE, Grant WD, Ventosa A (2007). "Halopiger xanaduensis gen. nov., sp., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from saline Lake Shangmatala in Inner Mongolia, China". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57 (Pt 7): 1402–1407. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65001-0. PMID 17625165.
Hezayen, F.F.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Steinbüchel, A.; Tindall, B.J.; Rehm, B.H.A. (2010). "Halopiger aswanensis sp. nov., a polymer-producing and extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from hypersaline soil" (PDF). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60 (3): 633–637. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013078-0. PMID 19654343.

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[NCBI-1] 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Halopiger". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[LPSN-2] Halopiger in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.

[3] "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.

[4] "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.

[5] Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.

[about-6] "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[tree-7] "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[taxon_history-8] "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[Gutierrez2007-9] Gutierrez, M. C.; Castillo, A. M.; Kamekura, M.; Xue, Y.; Ma, Y.; Cowan, D. A.; Jones, B. E.; Grant, W. D.; Ventosa, A. (2007). "Halopiger xanaduensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from saline Lake Shangmatala in Inner Mongolia, China". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (7): 1402–1407. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65001-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 17625165.

[Hezayen2009-10] Hezayen, F. F.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Steinbüchel, A.; Tindall, B. J.; Rehm, B. H. A. (2009). "Halopiger aswanensis sp. nov., a polymer-producing and extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from hypersaline soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (3): 633–637. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013078-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 19654343.

[11] Minegishi, Hiroaki; Shimogaki, Ryuta; Enomoto, Shigeaki; Echigo, Akinobu; Kondo, Yusuke; Nagaoka, Shuhei; Shimane, Yasuhiro; Kamekura, Masahiro; Itoh, Takashi; Ohkuma, Moriya; Nunoura, Takuro; Takai, Ken; Usami, Ron (2016). "Halopiger thermotolerans sp. nov., a thermo-tolerant haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 4975–4980. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001455. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 27562780.

[Zhang2013-12] Zhang, W.-Y.; Meng, Y.; Zhu, X.-F.; Wu, M. (2013). "Halopiger salifodinae sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt 10): 3563–3567. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.050971-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 23563233.

Halopiger

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