Name: Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar’cis. L. gen. fem. n. arcis, of a height, summit or peak, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … AR-kis, neuter

Type strain: AJ 201; CGMCC 1.5343; DSM 23454; JCM 13916

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663405 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu XW, Wu YH, Zhang HB, Wu M. Halorubrum arcis sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1069-1072. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium distributus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Infante-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium distributus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989. 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-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989. 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-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996. 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-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996. 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.
  • ❗ Halorubrum arcis 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 Halorubrum.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08688 (N = 17).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halorubrum McGenity and Grant 1996

Assigned by: Xu XW, Wu YH, Zhang HB, Wu M. Halorubrum arcis sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1069-1072. 🇨🇳

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