Genus Halorarum

Name: Halorarum Tan et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.ra’rum. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. neut. adj. rarum, rare; N.L. neut. n. Halorarum, rare organism living in salt

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Halorar-), ha-lo-RA-rum

Type species: Halorarum halophilum (Cui et al. 2021) Tan et al. 2024

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tan S, Zhu LR, Zhang QK, Dong XY, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based classification of the family Haloferacaceae and description of five novel species of Halobaculum. Extremophiles 2024; 28:22. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 218. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6398.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995. Publication: Cui HL, Shi XW, Yin XM, Yang XY, Hou J, Zhu L. Halobaculum halophilum sp. nov. and Halobaculum salinum sp. nov., isolated from salt lake and saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4900. 🇨🇳
  • 🧔 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. 🇮🇱
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Zhu et al. (2025). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • ❗ Halorarum is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; CGMCC: 3.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halorarum halobium Zhu et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned species
    Halorarum halophilum (Cui et al. 2021) Tan et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Halorarum salinum (Cui et al. 2021) Tan et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Haloferacaceae Gupta et al. 2015

Assigned by: Tan S, Zhu LR, Zhang QK, Dong XY, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based classification of the family Haloferacaceae and description of five novel species of Halobaculum. Extremophiles 2024; 28:22. 🇨🇳

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