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^[1] that have high tolerance to salinity.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026^[3]^[4]^[5]

53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232^[6]^[7]^[8]

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^[9]

	H. aswanensis Hezayen et al. 2010^[10]

	H. thermotolerans Minegishi et al. 2016^[11]

Halopiger_B	Halopiger djelfimassiliensis

Halopiger_A	Halopiger goleimassiliensis

Halopiger

	H. aswanensis

	H. xanaduensis

Species formerly placed in this taxon

Halopiger salifodinae,^[12] 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.

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