Name: Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. n. Alkaliphilus, bacterium liking alkaline environments
Type species: Alkaliphilus transvaalensis Takai et al. 2001
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Takai K, Moser DP, Onstott TC, Spoelstra N, Pfiffner SM, Dohnalkova A, Fredrickson JK. Alkaliphilus transvaalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a deep South African gold mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1245-1256.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 9
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans Cao et al. 2003 | validly published | correct name |
Alkaliphilus halophilus Wu et al. 2010 | validly published | correct name |
Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis Ben Aissa et al. 2017 | validly published | correct name |
"Alkaliphilus metalliredigens" Ye et al. 2004 | not validly published | |
Alkaliphilus namsaraevii Zakharyuk et al. 2017 | validly published | correct name |
Alkaliphilus oremlandii Fisher et al. 2009 | validly published | correct name |
Alkaliphilus peptidifermentans corrig. Zhilina et al. 2009 | validly published | correct name |
Alkaliphilus peptidofermentans (sic) Zhilina et al. 2009 | misspelling | orthographic variant |
Alkaliphilus transvaalensis Takai et al. 2001 | validly published | correct name |
Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zakharyuk A, Kozyreva L, Ariskina E, Troshina O, Kopitsyn D, Shcherbakova V. Alkaliphilus namsaraevii sp. nov., an alkaliphilic iron- and sulfur-reducing bacterium isolated from a steppe soda lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1990-1995.
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