Name: Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobacteroides lacunaris Zhilina et al. 1992

Etymology: la.cu.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. lacunarum, of holes, referring to the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-an-a-e-ro-BAK-ter la-ku-NA-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49944; DSM 6640; Strain 2-7888; Z-7888

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X89075 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halanaerobacter lacunaris (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Halobacteroides lacunaris Zhilina et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Haloanaerobacter lacunaris (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995 has been validly published before the valid publication of the genus Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996 which appears on the Validation List no. 56 (January 1996). — The original spelling of the specific epithet, lacunaris (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000. Publication: Oren A. Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanaerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2229-2230. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996

Assigned by: Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199. 🇩🇪

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