Name: Haloarcula vallismortis (González et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobacterium vallismortis González et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: val.lis.mor’tis. L. gen. fem. n. vallis, of the valley; L. gen. fem. n. mortis, of death; N.L. gen. fem. n. vallismortis, of the valley of death, named after Death Valley, California

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29715; DSM 3756; IFO 14741; JCM 8877; J. F. 54; NBRC 14741; VKM B-1791

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB355982 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobacterium vallismortis González et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986. 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.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 22 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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