Name: Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dis.tri.bu’tum L. neut. part. adj. distributum, distributed (widely)

Gender: neuter

Type strains: 1-M; ATCC 51197; CIP 105238; JCM 10118; JCM 9100; Strain I-M; VKM B-1733

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D63572 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    Halobacterium distributus (sic) Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	orthographically incorrect name, misspelling
    Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published
    Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
  • On the validation list n° 31, the type strain is incorrectly cited as strain I-M (sic) = VKM B-1733.
  • On the Validation List no. 31, the type strain is incorrectly cited as strain I-M (sic) VKM B-1733.
  • The original spelling, Halobacterium distributus (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 32. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:105-106.

Parent taxon: Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

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