Name: Haloglomus Durán-Viseras et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo’glo.mus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. neut. n. glomus, a ball; N.L. neut. n. Haloglomus, a salt ball

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Haloglomer-), ha-LO-glo-mus

Type species: Haloglomus irregulare Durán-Viseras et al. 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Duran-Viseras A, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Haloglomus irregulare gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Marine Saltern. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Zhu et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family Natronomonadaceae Zhu et al. 2025. Publication: Zhu LR, Mao YL, Hu Y, Sun YP, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of the family Haloarculaceae, proposal of Natronomonadaceae fam. nov., and description of four novel halophilic archaea from two saline lakes and a marine solar saltern. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126592.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halobacteria and Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 28 June 2022, Alicante, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5584.
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Hu et al. (2024). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; CGMCC: 3; CECT: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Haloglomus halophilum Sun et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloglomus irregulare Durán-Viseras et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloglomus litoreum Hu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloglomus salinum Sun et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Haloarculaceae Gupta et al. 2016

Assigned by: Duran-Viseras A, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Haloglomus irregulare gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Marine Saltern. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0.

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