Genus Halomonas

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, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Halomonad-), ha-LO-mo-nas

Type species: Halomonas elongata Vreeland et al. 1980

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

Risk group: 1

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 130
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 147
Total number of child taxa: 183

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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Record number: 517051
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