Name: Halovarius Mehrshad et al. 2015

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.va’ri.us. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt (may keep -o); L. masc. adj. varius, variable; N.L. masc. n. Halovarius, variably shaped halophile

Gender: masculine (stem: Halovari-)

Type species: Halovarius luteus Mehrshad et al. 2015

Valid publication: Mehrshad M, Amoozegar MA, Makhdoumi A, Rasooli M, Asadi B, Schumann P, Ventosa A. Halovarius luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2420-2425.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Natribaculum Liu et al. 2015

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Natribaculum Liu et al. 2015	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 Natribaculum Liu et al. 2015. Publication: Sun YP, Wang BB, Zheng XW, Wu ZP, Hou J, Cui HL. Description of Halosolutus amylolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., Halosolutus halophilus sp. nov. and Halosolutus gelatinilyticus sp. nov., and genome-based taxonomy of genera Natribaculum and Halovarius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5598.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 23 May 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4291-4295.
  • ❗ Halovarius 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: CECT: 1; IBRC: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halovarius luteus Mehrshad et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Halobacteriaceae Gibbons 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mehrshad M, Amoozegar MA, Makhdoumi A, Rasooli M, Asadi B, Schumann P, Ventosa A. Halovarius luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2420-2425.

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