Genus Alkaliphilus
Name: Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001
Etymology: Al.ka.li.phi.lus. 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 under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Cao et al. 2003
Cao X, Liu X, Dong X. Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, crotonate-dismutating bacterium isolated from a methanogenic environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:971-975.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Wu et al. 2010
Wu XY, Shi KL, Xu XW, Wu M, Oren A, Zhu XF. Alkaliphilus halophilus sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake, and emended description of the genus Alkaliphilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2898-2902.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Cao et al. 2003
Cao X, Liu X, Dong X. Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, crotonate-dismutating bacterium isolated from a methanogenic environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:971-975.
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Notes:
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Alakaliphilus"; "Alkaliphi".
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04044 (N = 8).
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: 11
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Alkaliphilus crotonatoxidans Cao et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkaliphilus halophilus Wu et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkaliphilus hydrothermalis Ben Aissa et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Alkaliphilus metalliredigens" Ye et al. 2004 not validly published Alkaliphilus namsaraevii Zakharyuk et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkaliphilus oremlandii Fisher et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkaliphilus peptidifermentans corrig. Zhilina et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name Alkaliphilus peptidofermentans Zhilina et al. 2009 orthographic variant misspelling "Alkaliphilus pronyensis" Postec et al. 2020 not validly published "Alkaliphilus serpentinus" Postec et al. 2020 not validly published Alkaliphilus transvaalensis Takai et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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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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