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Genus Halopolyspora
Name: Halopolyspora Lai et al. 2014
Etymology: Ha.lo.po.ly’spo.ra. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. polys, many; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Halopolyspora, saline many-spored bacteria
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Halopolyspor-), ha-lo-po-LY-spo-ra
Type species: Halopolyspora alba Lai et al. 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lai H, Wei X, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang Y, Jiang C, Gillerman L. Halopolyspora alba gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2775-2780. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mzabimyces Saker et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Lai et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Actinopolysporaceae Zhi et al. 2009.
Publication:
Lai H, Wei X, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang Y, Jiang C, Gillerman L. Halopolyspora alba gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2775-2780.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; MTCC: 1; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 Lai et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Actinopolysporaceae Zhi et al. 2009.
Publication:
Lai H, Wei X, Jiang Y, Chen X, Li Q, Jiang Y, Jiang C, Gillerman L. Halopolyspora alba gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2775-2780.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Halopolyspora alba Lai et al. 2014 validly published under the ICNP correct name Halopolyspora algeriensis (Saker et al. 2015) Lai et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pseudonocardiaceae Embley et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075.
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Record number: 518590
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