Genus Halalkalicoccus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Halalkalicoccus Xue et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halalkalicoccus tibetensis Xue et al. 2005.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hac. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Arabic n. alkali (al-qaliy), the ashes of saltwort; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Halalkalicoccus, coccus existing in salted and alkaline environment.
Valid publication: XUE (Y.), FAN (H.), VENTOSA (A.), GRANT (W.D.), JONES (B.E.), COWAN (D.A.) and MA (Y.): Halalkalicoccus tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a novel genus of haloalkaliphilic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2501-2505.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halalkalicoccus jeotgali Roh et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B3 = CECT 7217 = DSM 18796 = KCTC 4019 = JCM 14584.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP002062.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood.
Valid publication: ROH (S.W.), NAM (Y.D.), CHANG (H.W.), SUNG (Y.), KIM (K.H.), OH (H.M.) and BAE (J.W.): Halalkalicoccus jeotgali sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from shrimp jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2296-2298.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halalkalicoccus paucihalophilus Liu et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 93701=JCM 17505=CCTCC AB 2012803.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF449426.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 2365-2367.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: LIU, B.-B., TANG, S.-K., ZHANG, Y.-G., LU, X.-H., LI, L., CHENG, J., ZHANG, Y.-M., ZHANG, L.-L. and LI, W.-J. 2013. Halalkalicoccus paucihalophilus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from Lop Nur region in Xinjiang, northwest of China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 103, 1007-1014.
Effective publication Online
Halalkalicoccus tibetensis Xue et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS12 = AS 1.3240 = JCM 11890.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF435112.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tibetensis, pertaining to Tibet.
Valid publication: XUE (Y.), FAN (H.), VENTOSA (A.), GRANT (W.D.), JONES (B.E.), COWAN (D.A.) and MA (Y.): Halalkalicoccus tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a novel genus of haloalkaliphilic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2501-2505.
Original article in IJSEM Online