Genus Halorarius

Name: Halorarius Sun et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Hal.o.ra’ri.us. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. masc. adj. orarius, belonging to the seashore; N.L. masc. n. Halorarius, salt microorganism isolated from the seashore

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Halorari-), hal-o-RA-ri-us

Type species: Halorarius litoreus Sun et al. 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sun Y-P, Wang B-B, Wu Z-P, Zheng X-W, Hou J, et al. Halorarius litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov., Halorarius halobius sp. nov., Haloglomus halophilum sp. nov., Haloglomus salinum sp. nov., and Natronomonas marina sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from tidal flat and marine solar salt. Front Mar Sci 2023; 10:1105929. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Zhu et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family Natronomonadaceae Zhu et al. 2025. Publication: Zhu LR, Mao YL, Hu Y, Sun YP, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of the family Haloarculaceae, proposal of Natronomonadaceae fam. nov., and description of four novel halophilic archaea from two saline lakes and a marine solar saltern. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126592. 🇨🇳
  • 🧔 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, 25 November 2025, Oaxaca, Mexico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7065. 🇮🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 2; JCM: 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
    Halorarius halobius Sun et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halorarius litoreus Sun et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Haloarculaceae Gupta et al. 2016

Assigned by: Sun Y-P, Wang B-B, Wu Z-P, Zheng X-W, Hou J, et al. Halorarius litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov., Halorarius halobius sp. nov., Haloglomus halophilum sp. nov., Haloglomus salinum sp. nov., and Natronomonas marina sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from tidal flat and marine solar salt. Front Mar Sci 2023; 10:1105929. 🇨🇳

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