Genus Halorhabdus
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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).
Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halorhabdus utahensis Wainø et al. 2000.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hrd. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, rod, stick; N.L. fem. n. Halorhabdus, salt (-loving) rod.
Valid publication: WAINØ (M.), TINDALL (B.J.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 183-190.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The Greek word rhabdos is in the feminine gender. So, according to Rule 65 (2), the generic name Halorhabdus is in the feminine gender, not in the masculine gender as cited by Wainø et al. 2000.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and BOEMARE (N.E.): The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1691-1692.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000 emend. Antunes et al. 2008.
Reference: ANTUNES (A.), TABORDA (M.), HUBER (R.), MOISSL (C.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Halorhabdus tiamatea sp. nov., a non-pigmented, extremely halophilic archaeon from a deep-sea, hypersaline anoxic basin of the Red Sea, and emended description of the genus Halorhabdus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 215-220.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halorhabdus rudnickae Albuquerque et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WSM-64=CECT 8673=DSM 29498.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: NR_146356.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ALBUQUERQUE, L., KOWALEWICZ-KULBAT, M., DRZEWIECKA, D., STACZEK, P., D'AURIA, G., ROSSELLó-MóRA, R., DA COSTA, M. S. 2016. Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 39, 100-105.
Effective publication Online
Halorhabdus tiamatea Antunes et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SARL4B = DSM 18392 = JCM 14471.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF127229.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. tiamatea, belonging to, or related to, Tiamat, the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of 'the primal abyss' and salty water.
Valid publication: ANTUNES (A.), TABORDA (M.), HUBER (R.), MOISSL (C.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Halorhabdus tiamatea sp. nov., a non-pigmented, extremely halophilic archaeon from a deep-sea, hypersaline anoxic basin of the Red Sea, and emended description of the genus Halorhabdus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 215-220.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halorhabdus utahensis Wainø et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AX-2 = DSM 12940 = JCM 11049.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF071880, CP001687 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. utahensis, of or belonging to the state of Utah, USA, where the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: WAINØ (M.), TINDALL (B.J.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 183-190.
Original article in IJSEM Online