Genus Haloleucobacter

Name: Haloleucobacter Huang et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.leu.co.bac’ter. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. leukos, white; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Haloleucobacter, a salt-tolerant white rod

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Haloleucobacter-), ha-lo-le͡u-ko-BAK-ter

Type species: Haloleucobacter ellipsoideus Huang et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Valid publication: Huang X, Su Y, Yang Y, Du J, Hu H, Qiu S, Zheng Q, Wang T, Chen C. Haloleucobacter ellipsoideus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Haloleucobacter albus sp. nov., two novel N(2)-fixing hydrogen bacteria isolated from soil near a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7270. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; MCCC: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Haloleucobacter albus Huang et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloleucobacter ellipsoideus Huang et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Xanthobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005

Assigned by: Huang X, Su Y, Yang Y, Du J, Hu H, Qiu S, Zheng Q, Wang T, Chen C. Haloleucobacter ellipsoideus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Haloleucobacter albus sp. nov., two novel N(2)-fixing hydrogen bacteria isolated from soil near a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7270. 🇨🇳

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