Name: Parahalioglobus pacificus (Park et al. 2012) Montecillo 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halioglobus pacificus Park et al. 2012

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacifc Ocean

Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27932; KCTC 23430; NBRC 107742; S1-72

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB602430 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Montecillo JAV. Comparative genomics of the genus Halioglobus reveals the genetic basis for the reclassification of Halioglobus pacificus as Parahalioglobus pacificus gen. nov. comb. nov. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:1831-1838.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 223. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halioglobus pacificus Park et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pseudohalioglobus pacificus" (Park et al. 2012) Kumar et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Parahalioglobus Montecillo 2025. Publication: Montecillo JAV. Comparative genomics of the genus Halioglobus reveals the genetic basis for the reclassification of Halioglobus pacificus as Parahalioglobus pacificus gen. nov. comb. nov. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:1831-1838.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Names but not taxa can be validly published. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-03.

Parent taxon: Parahalioglobus Montecillo 2025

Assigned by: Montecillo JAV. Comparative genomics of the genus Halioglobus reveals the genetic basis for the reclassification of Halioglobus pacificus as Parahalioglobus pacificus gen. nov. comb. nov. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:1831-1838.

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Record number: 65739