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Species "Haloarcula morrhuae"
Name: "Haloarcula morrhuae" Torreblanca et al. 1986
Etymology: mor.rhu.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. morrhuae, of the codfish
Original publication:
Torreblanca M, Rodriguez-Valera F, Juez G, Ventosa A, Kamekura M, Kates M. Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition, and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:89-99. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Amoebobacter morrhuae" Penso 1947 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
- 🧍 Appears to be based on "Amoebobacter morrhuae" NRC 51001 (Gibbons 1974). Publication: Gibbons NE. The family Halobacteriaceae. In: Buchanan RE, Gibbons NE (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 8th Edition, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1974, p. 269-272.
Parent taxon: Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Torreblanca M, Rodriguez-Valera F, Juez G, Ventosa A, Kamekura M, Kates M. Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition, and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:89-99.
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Record number: 16640
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