Genus Halobellus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Halobellus Cui et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halobellus clavatus Cui et al. 2011.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. masc. adj. bellus, beautiful; N.L. masc. n. Halobellus, beautiful salt organism.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), YANG (X.), GAO (X.) and XU (X.W.): Halobellus clavatus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Halorientalis regularis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new members of the family Halobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2682-2689.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobellus clavatus Cui et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TNN18 = CGMCC 1.10118 = JCM 16424.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ282620.
Etymology: L. part. adj. clavatus, furnished with points or nails intended, here, to mean club-shaped.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), YANG (X.), GAO (X.) and XU (X.W.): Halobellus clavatus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Halorientalis regularis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new members of the family Halobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2682-2689.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobellus inordinatus Qiu et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC20=CGMCC 1.12120=JCM 18361.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ237122.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. inordinatus, not arranged, irregular.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: QIU, X.-X., MOU, Y.-Z., ZHAO, M.-L., ZHANG, W.-J., HAN, D., REN, M. and CUI, H.-L. 2013. Halobellus inordinatus sp. nov., from a marine solar saltern and an inland salt lake of China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3975-3980.
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Halobellus limi Cui et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TBN53 = CGMCC 1.10331 = JCM 16811.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU208828.
Etymology: L. gen. n. limi, of/from mud.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), YANG (X.), ZHOU (Y.G.), LIU (H.C.), ZHOU (P.J.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Halobellus limi sp. nov. and Halobellus salinus sp. nov., isolated from two marine solar salterns. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1307-1313.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobellus litoreus Zhao et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GX31=CGMCC 1.10387=JCM 17118.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU951426.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1455-1458.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ZHAO, M.-L., QIU, X.-X., ZHANG, W.-J., HAN, D., CUI, H.-L. and LI, Z.-R. 2014. Halobellus litoreus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a Chinese marine solar saltern. Curr. Microbiol., 68, 156-160.
Effective publication Online
Halobellus ramosii Perez et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S2FP14=CECT 8167=DSM 26177.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ910929.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. ramosii, of Ramos, named in honour of Alberto Ramos-Cormenzana, for his contributions to the study of halophilic micro-organisms.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: PÉREZ-DAVÓ, A., AGUILERA, M., GONZÁLEZ-PAREDES, A., JIMÉNEZ-PRANTEDA, M. L. and MONTEOLIVA-SÁNCHEZ, M. 2015. Halobellus ramosii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a saline-wetland wildfowl reserve. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3847-3852.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobellus rarus Zhang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC21=CGMCC 1.12121=JCM 18362.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ237123.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rarus, rare.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1-5.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ZHANG, W.-J., HAN, D., QIU, X.-X., ZHAO, M.-L., MOU, Y.-Z., CUI, H.-L. and LI, Z.-R. 2013. Halobellus rarus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from an inland salt lake of China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 377-384.
Effective publication Online
Halobellus rufus Cha et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CBA1103=CECT 8423=JCM 19434.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF314040.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: CHA, I.-T., YIM, K. J., SONG, H. S., LEE, H.-W., HYUN, D.-W., KIM, K.-N., SEO, M.-J., KIM, D., CHOI, J.-S., LEE, S.-J., BAE, J.-W., RHEE, S.-K., CHOI, H.-J., RHEE, J.-K., NAM, Y.-D. and ROH, S.-W. 2014. Halobellus rufus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from non-purified solar salt. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 925-932.
Effective publication Online
Halobellus salinus Cui et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CSW2.24.4 = CGMCC 1.10710 = DSM 18730 = JCM 14359.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ451075.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salinus, of or belonging to salt.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), YANG (X.), ZHOU (Y.G.), LIU (H.C.), ZHOU (P.J.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Halobellus limi sp. nov. and Halobellus salinus sp. nov., isolated from two marine solar salterns. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1307-1313.
Original article in IJSEM Online