Genus Halorientalis
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Halorientalis Cui et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halorientalis regularis Cui et al. 2011.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. fem. adj. orientalis, of the east; N.L. fem. n. Halorientalis, salt loving organism from the east, the orient.
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
→ Halorientalis Cui et al. 2011 emend. Amoozegar et al. 2014.
Valid publication: AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI, A., MEHRSHAD, M., FAZELI, S. A. S., SPRÖaut;ER, C. and VENTOSA, A. 2014. Halorientalis persicus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt lake and emended description of the genus Halorientalis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 940-944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halorientalis brevis Yuan et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC89=CGMCC 1.12125=JCM 18366.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ237120.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. brevis, short.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Yuan, P.-P., Yin, S., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J. and Cui, H.-L. 2015. Halorientalis brevis sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake of China. Curr. Microbiol. 71, 382-386.
Effective publication Online
Halorientalis persicus Amoozegar et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D108=IBRC-M 10043=CECT 8375.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF313134.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. persicus, of Persia.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI, A., MEHRSHAD, M., FAZELI, S. A. S., SPRÖaut;ER, C. and VENTOSA, A. 2014. Halorientalis persicus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt lake and emended description of the genus Halorientalis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 940-944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halorientalis regularis Cui et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TNN28 = CGMCC 1.10123 = JCM 16425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ282621.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. regularis, of or belonging to a bar, regular.
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