Name: Halobacterium lacusprofundi Franzmann et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cus.pro.fun.di. L. gen. masc. n. lacus, lake; L. masc. adj. profundus, deep; N.L. gen. masc. n. lacusprofundi, of the deep lake, referring to Deep Lake, Antarctica, where the organism was originally isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ACAM 34; ACM 3107; ATCC 49239; CIP 105334; DSM 5036; JCM 8891; UQM 3107; VKM B-1753

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663414 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franzmann PD, Stackebrandt E, Sanderson K, Volkman JK, Cameron DE, Stevenson PL, McMeekin TA, Burton HR. Halobacterium lacusprofundi sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:20-27.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 29. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) McGenity and Grant 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrobacterium lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Halorubrum lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) McGenity and Grant 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halobacterium lacusprofundi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Franzmann PD, Stackebrandt E, Sanderson K, Volkman JK, Cameron DE, Stevenson PL, McMeekin TA, Burton HR. Halobacterium lacusprofundi sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:20-27.

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Record number: 776705