Name: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.mo.nas. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Halomonas, salt (-tolerant) monad

Gender: feminine (stem: Halomonad-)

Type species: Halomonas elongata Vreeland et al. 1980

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vreeland RH, Litchfield CD, Martin EL, Elliot E. Halomonas elongata, a new genus and species of extremely salt-tolerant bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:485-495.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Volcaniella Quesada et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Deleya Baumann et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Dobson and Franzmann 1996 Dobson SJ, Franzmann PD. Unification of the genera Deleya (Baumann et al. 1983), Halomonas (Vreeland et al. 1980), and Halovibrio (Fendrich 1988) and the species Paracoccus halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) into a single genus, Halomonas, and placement of the genus Zymobacter in the family Halomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:550-558. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 9 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Halomonadaceae Franzmann et al. 1989. Publication: Franzmann PD, Wehmeyer U, Stackebrandt E. Halomonadaceae fam. nov., a new family of the class Proteobacteria to accommodate the genera Halomonas and Deleya. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:16-19.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Halmonas"; "Halomons"; "Holomonas"; "Hulomonas".
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer JJ. International committee on systematic bacteriology, subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, 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, 26 June 2019, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3657-3661.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International committee on systematic bacteriology, subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the meeting 30 June 2010, Beijing, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2010; 60:2257-2259.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae Minutes of the joint open meeting, 6 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2011; 61:2792-2795.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer JJ. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Oren A, 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, 11 July 2017, Valencia, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4279-4283.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 23 May 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4291-4295.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae: minutes of the joint open meeting, 31 July 2014, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3915-3918.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae: minutes of the closed meeting, 31 July 2014, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3914.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:210-212.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesSubcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 2008; 58:2670-2671.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2008; 58:2670-2671.
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Luque et al. (2012), Guzman et al. (2010), Romano et al. (2007), Llamas et al. (2011), Wu et al. (2008). 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: DSM: 88; KCTC: 48; LMG: 44; JCM: 33; ATCC: 32; CECT: 28; CGMCC: 22; NBRC: 19; MCCC: 15; NCIMB: 7.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "HLMN" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 117
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 127
Total number of child taxa: 159

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Halomonas aerodenitrificans" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas aestuarii Koh et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas aidingensis" Liu et al. 2011	not validly published
    Halomonas alimentaria Yoon et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas alkaliantarctica Poli et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas alkalicola Tang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas alkaliphila Romano et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas alkalitolerans" Wang et al. 2011	not validly published
    Halomonas almeriensis Martínez-Checa et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas andesensis Guzmán et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas anticariensis Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas antri So et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas arcis Xu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas avicenniae Soto-Ramírez et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas axialensis Kaye et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas azerbaijanica Kazemi et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas azerica Wenting et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas bachuensis Xiao et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas beimenensis Wang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas boliviensis Quillaguamán et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas borealis Diéguez et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas campaniensis Romano et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas campisalis Mormile et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas canadensis Huval et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas caseinilytica Wu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas cerina González-Domenech et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas chromatireducens" Shapovalova et al. 2009	not validly published
    Halomonas cibimaris Jeong et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas coralii" Vidal et al. 2019	not validly published
    Halomonas cupida (Baumann et al. 1972) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas daqiaonensis Qu et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas denitrificans Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas desiderata Berendes et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas diversa Wang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas elongata Vreeland et al. 1980	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas endophytica Chen et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas ethanolica" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas eurihalina (Quesada et al. 1990) Mellado et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas flava Chen et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas fontilapidosi González-Domenech et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas garicola Jung et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas glaciei" Reddy et al. 2003	not validly published
    Halomonas gomseomensis Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas gudaonensis Wang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas halmophila (Elazari-Volcani 1940) Franzmann et al. 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas halocynthiae Romanenko et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas halodurans Hebert and Vreeland 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas halophila (Quesada et al. 1984) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas hamiltonii Kim et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas heilongjiangensis Dou et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas huangheensis Miao et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas humidisoli" Liu et al. 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas hydrothermalis Kaye et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas icarae Pandiyan et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas ilicicola Arenas et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas indalinina Cabrera et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas israelensis Huval et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas janggokensis Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas jeotgali Kim et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas johnsoniae Kim et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas kenyensis Boltyanskaya et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas koreensis Lim et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas korlensis Li et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas kribbensis Jeon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas lactosivorans Ming et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas lionensis" Gaboyer et al. 2014	not validly published
    Halomonas litopenaei Xue et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas lutea Wang et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas lutescens Wang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas lysinitropha Ramezani et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas magadiensis corrig. Duckworth et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas magadii Duckworth et al. 2000	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Halomonas malpeensis Kämpfer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Halomonas marinisediminis" Zhao et al. 2020	not validly published
    "Halomonas maris" Qiu et al. 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas marisflavae Yoon et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Halomonas marisflavi corrig. Yoon et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Halomonas massiliensis" Seck et al. 2016	not validly published
    Halomonas maura Bouchotroch et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas meridiana James et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas mongoliensis Boltyanskaya et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas montanilacus Lu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas muralis Heyrman et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas nanhaiensis Long et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas neptunia Kaye et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas nigrificans Oguntoyinbo et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas niordiana Diéguez et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas nitrilica corrig. Chmura et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas nitrilicus Chmura et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Halomonas nitroreducens González-Domenech et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas olivaria Amouric et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas organivorans García et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas pacifica (Baumann et al. 1972) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas pantelleriense Romano et al. 1997	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Halomonas pantelleriensis corrig. Romano et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas pellis Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas phocaeensis" Berger et al. 2007	not validly published
    "Candidatus Halomonas phosphatis" Nguyen et al. 2012	not validly published
    Halomonas piezotolerans Yan et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas populi Xu et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas profundi Wang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas profundus" Simon-Colin et al. 2008	not validly published
    "Halomonas qaidamensis" Zhang et al. 2022	not validly published
    Halomonas qiaohouensis Wang et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas qijiaojingensis Chen et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas radicis Navarro-Torre et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas ramblicola Luque et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas rifensis Amjres et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas rituensis Gao et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas sabkhae Kharroub et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas saccharevitans Xu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas salaria Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas salicampi Lee et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas salifodinae Wang et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas salina (Valderrama et al. 1991) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas salipaludis" Xing et al. 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas saliphila Gan et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas sambharensis" Kushwaha et al. 2020	not validly published
    "Halomonas saudii" Bibi et al. 2017	not validly published
    "Halomonas sedimenti" Qiu et al. 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas sediminicola Lee et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas sediminis" Huang et al. 2008	not validly published
    "Halomonas shantousis" Jiang et al. 2014	not validly published
    Halomonas shengliensis Wang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas sinaiensis Romano et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halomonas smyrnensis Poli et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas socia Cao et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas songnenensis Jiang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas stenophila Llamas et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas stevensii Kim et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas subglaciescola Franzmann et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas subterranea Xu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas sulfidaeris Kaye et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas sulfidivorans" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    "Halomonas sulfidoxydans" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas tabrizica Vahed et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas taeanensis Lee et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas tianxiuensis" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas tibetensis Lu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas titanicae Mann et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas urmiana Khan et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas urumqiensis Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas utahensis Sorokin and Tindall 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas variabilis (Fendrich 1989) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP, rejected name	synonym
    Halomonas ventosae Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas venusta (Baumann et al. 1972) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas vilamensis Menes et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas xianhensis Zhao et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas xiaochaidanensis" Liu et al. 2016	not validly published
    Halomonas xinjiangensis Guan et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas zhangzhouensis" Wang and Shao 2021	not validly published
    Halomonas zhanjiangensis Chen et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Halomonas zhaodongensis" Jiang et al. 2013	not validly published
    Halomonas zhuhanensis Gao et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halomonas zincidurans Xu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Halomonadaceae Franzmann et al. 1989

Assigned by: Franzmann PD, Wehmeyer U, Stackebrandt E. Halomonadaceae fam. nov., a new family of the class Proteobacteria to accommodate the genera Halomonas and Deleya. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:16-19.

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