Name: Planococcus halocryophilus Mykytczuk et al. 2012
Etymology: ha.lo.cry.o.phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. neut. n. kryos, icy cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halocryophilus, salt and cold loving, referring to the sub-zero growth ability and salt-tolerant features of this species and the environment within which it can survive
Type strain: DSM 24743; JCM 17719; Or1
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Valid publication: Mykytczuk NC, Wilhelm RC, Whyte LG. Planococcus halocryophilus sp. nov., an extreme sub-zero species from high Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1937-1944.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Planococcus Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Mykytczuk NC, Wilhelm RC, Whyte LG. Planococcus halocryophilus sp. nov., an extreme sub-zero species from high Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1937-1944.
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Record number: 790089