Name: "Halobacter" Anderson 1954

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Halobacter, a yet-to-be-proposed name for the type genus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Halobacter-), ha-lo-BAK-ter

Type species: "Halobacter salinaria" (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Anderson 1954

Original publication: Anderson H. The reddening of salted hides and fish. Appl Microbiol 1954; 2:64-69.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Halobacte".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 2; DSM: 2; VKM: 2; JCM: 1; CIP: 1; NCCB: 1; NBRC: 1; NCIMB: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "HABT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 This name was mentioned in a Request for an Opinion. Publication: Goker M. Solving the remaining problems with names of classes. Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5605.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 7

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Halobacter australis" Anderson 1954	not validly published	preferred name
    "Halobacter cutirubrum" (Lochhead 1934) Anderson 1954	not validly published	synonym
    "Halobacter innocens" Anderson 1954	not validly published	preferred name
    "Halobacter lloydii" Anderson 1954	not validly published	preferred name
    "Halobacter lochhead" Anderson 1954	not validly published	preferred name
    "Halobacter salinaria" (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Anderson 1954	not validly published	synonym
    "Halobacter universalis" Anderson 1954	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Anderson H. The reddening of salted hides and fish. Appl Microbiol 1954; 2:64-69.

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Record number: 15359