Genus Halobacteroides
Name: Halobacteroides Oren et al. 1984
Etymology: Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a staff or rod; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. masc. n. Halobacteroides, rod-like salt organism
Type species: Halobacteroides halobius Oren et al. 1984
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Oren A, Weisburg WG, Kessel M, Woese CR. Halobacteroides halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic anaerobic bacterium from the bottom sediments of the Dead Sea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:58-69.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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Nomenclatural type of the family Halobacteroidaceae Zhilina and Rainey 1995.
Publication:
Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199.
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Halobactemides".
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This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Goldberg HS. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Gram-Negative Anaerobic Rods: Minutes of the Meeting, 5 and 6 September 1986, Manchester, England. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1988; 38:225-225.
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Nomenclatural type of the family Halobacteroidaceae Zhilina and Rainey 1995.
Publication:
Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Halobacteroides acetoethylicus Rengpipat et al. 1989 validly published under the ICNP synonym Halobacteroides elegans Zhilina et al. 1997 validly published under the ICNP correct name Halobacteroides halobius Oren et al. 1984 validly published under the ICNP correct name Halobacteroides lacunaris Zhilina et al. 1992 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Halobacteroidaceae Zhilina and Rainey 1995
Assigned by:
Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199.
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