Name: Halomicrococcus Chen et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.mi.cro.coc’cus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Halomicrococcus, halophilic small coccus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Halomicrococc-), ha-lo-mi-kro-KOK-kus

Type species: Halomicrococcus hydrotolerans Chen et al. 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen S, Xu Y, Sun S, Liu J, Chen F. Halomicrococcus hydrotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a subterranean salt deposit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4425-4431. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cui et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Haladaptataceae Cui et al. 2023. Publication: Cui C, Han D, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based classification of the class Halobacteria and description of Haladaptataceae fam. nov. and Halorubellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5984. 🇨🇳
  • 🧔 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 3; JCM: 2; NBRC: 1.

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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halomicrococcus gelatinilyticus Hu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomicrococcus hydrotolerans Chen et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomicrococcus pelagicus" Zhang et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Halobacteriaceae Gibbons 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chen S, Xu Y, Sun S, Liu J, Chen F. Halomicrococcus hydrotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a subterranean salt deposit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4425-4431. 🇨🇳

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