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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
Gender: masculine (stem: Halobacteroid-)
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
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: 5
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 |
"Halobacteroides praevalens" Cayol et al. 1994 | not validly published | preferred name |
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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Record number: 515751