Genus "Candidatus Halotectona"

Name: "Candidatus Halotectona" Xu et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc./fem. n. tektôn, carpenter or builder; N.L. fem. n. Halotectona, “salt-, constructed”, referring to the organism’s association with saline environments such as salt lakes

Gender: feminine (stem: Halotecton-)

Type species: "Candidatus Halotectona sediminis" Xu et al. 2026

Original publication: Xu QY, Habib T, Gao L, Wu D, Li XY, Khieu TN, Chen YH, Zhang Y, Liu YH, She TT, et al. Wenzhouxiangella psychrophila sp. nov., Wenzhouxiangella indolica sp. nov., and Halotectona sediminis gen. nov., sp.nov., three novel taxa with ability of IAA production from saline lake sediment. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 49:126683. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Halotectona sediminis" Xu et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Wenzhouxiangellaceae Wang et al. 2015

Assigned by: Xu QY, Habib T, Gao L, Wu D, Li XY, Khieu TN, Chen YH, Zhang Y, Liu YH, She TT, et al. Wenzhouxiangella psychrophila sp. nov., Wenzhouxiangella indolica sp. nov., and Halotectona sediminis gen. nov., sp.nov., three novel taxa with ability of IAA production from saline lake sediment. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 49:126683. 🇨🇳

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