Name: Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

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: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:333-350.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.

Nomenclatural status: validly published, illegitimate name

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	homotypic synonym, misspelling
    Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published
    Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published

• 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.
  • Genus name Halorubrum has priority over Halorubrobacterium.
  • See also: Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. A proposal for the transfer of Halorubrobacterium distributum and Halorubrobacterium coriense to the genus Halorubrum as Halorubrum distributum comb. nov. and Halorubrum coriense comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:1180.

Parent taxon: Halorubrobacterium Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Assigned by: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:333-350.

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