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Genus Haloactinomyces
Name: Haloactinomyces Lai et al. 2017
Etymology: Ha.lo.ac.ti.no’my.ces. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. fem. n. aktis (gen. aktînos), a ray; Gr. masc. n. mykês, fungus; N.L. masc. n. Haloactinomyces, salt-loving ray fungus, referring to a halophilic actinomycete
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Haloactinomycet-), ha-lo-ak-ti-NO-my-kes
Type species: Haloactinomyces albus Lai et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lai H, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang C, Jiang Y, Wei X. Haloactinomyces albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1163-1168. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Lai et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Actinopolysporaceae Zhi et al. 2009.
Publication:
Lai H, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang C, Jiang Y, Wei X. Haloactinomyces albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1163-1168. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 Lai et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Actinopolysporaceae Zhi et al. 2009.
Publication:
Lai H, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang C, Jiang Y, Wei X. Haloactinomyces albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1163-1168.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Haloactinomyces albus Lai et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pseudonocardiaceae Embley et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075. 🇹🇭
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Record number: 515749
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