Genus Halosarcina
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: 2
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).
Halosarcina Savage et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halosarcina pallida Savage et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. fem. n. sarcina, a package; N.L. fem. n. Halosarcina, a salt (-loving) package.
Valid publication: SAVAGE (K.N.), KRUMHOLZ (L.R.), OREN (A.) and ELSHAHED (M.S.): Halosarcina pallida gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 856-860.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Halosarcina Savage et al. 2008 emend. Cui et al. 2010.
Reference: CUI (H.L.), GAO (X.), LI (X.Y.), XU (X.W.), ZHOU (Y.G.), LIU (H.C.) AND ZHOU (P.J.): Halosarcina limi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2462-2466.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halosarcina limi Cui et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RO1-6 = CGMCC 1.8711 = JCM 16054.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU931577.
Etymology: L. gen. n. limi, of/from mud.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), GAO (X.), LI (X.Y.), XU (X.W.), ZHOU (Y.G.), LIU (H.C.) and ZHOU (P.J.): Halosarcina limi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2462-2466.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Halogeometricum limi Qiu et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Halosarcina pallida Savage et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BZ256 = JCM 14848 = KCTC 4017.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF055454.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pallida, pale.
Valid publication: SAVAGE (K.N.), KRUMHOLZ (L.R.), OREN (A.) and ELSHAHED (M.S.): Halosarcina pallida gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 856-860.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Halogeometricum pallidum Qiu et al. 2013, comb. nov.