Genus Halomicroarcula
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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").
Halomicroarcula Echigo et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halomicroarcula pellucida Echigo et al. 2013.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; Gr. adj. mikros, small; L. fem. n. arcula, a box; N.L. fem. n. Halomicroarcula, salt small box.
Reference: ECHIGO, A., MINEGISHI, H., SHIMANE, Y., KAMEKURA, M., ITOH, T. and USAMI, R. 2013. Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3556-3562..
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Halomicroarcula Echigo et al. 2013 emend. Zhang and Cui 2014.
Reference: ZHANG, W.-J. and CUI, H.-L. 2014. Halomicroarcula limicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halomicroarcula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1747-1751.
Original article.
Halomicroarcula limicola Zhang and Cui 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YGHS32=CGMCC 1.12129=JCM 18640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ237128.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. n. limus, mud; L. suff. n. -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller; N.L. masc. or fem. n. limicola, mud-dweller.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, W.-J. and CUI, H.-L. 2014. Halomicroarcula limicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halomicroarcula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1747-1751.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halomicroarcula pellucida Echigo et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BNERC31=JCM 17820=CECT 7537.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB766179.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pellucida, transparent, referring to the transparent colonies.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ECHIGO, A., MINEGISHI, H., SHIMANE, Y., KAMEKURA, M., ITOH, T. and USAMI, R. 2013. Halomicroarcula pellucida gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-pigmented, transparent-colony-forming, halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3556-3562.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halomicroarcula salina Zhang and Cui 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YGHS18=CGMCC 1.12128=JCM 18369.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF582943.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. salina, salted, saline.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: ZHANG, W. J. and CUI, H. L. 2015. Halomicroarcula salina sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1628-1633.
Original article in IJSEM Online