Halonotius

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halonotius

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Halonotius Burns et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halonotius pteroides Burns et al. 2010.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hns. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. masc. n. hals halos, salt; L. masc. adj. notius, southern; N.L. masc. n. Halonotius, a salty southern one.
Reference: BURNS (D.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), ITOH (T.), KAMEKURA (M.), ECHIGO (A.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Halonotius pteroides gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon recovered from a saltern crystallizer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1196-1199.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halonotius pteroides Burns et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1.15.5 = CECT 7525 = DSM 18729 = JCM 14355.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY498641.
Etymology: Gr. n. pteron, wing; L. suff. -oides (from Gr. suff. -eides, from Gr. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; N.L. masc. adj. pteroides, wing-like, named after the shape of many of the cells, which are flattened rods with rounded ends that appear similar to the wings of small insects.
Reference: BURNS (D.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), ITOH (T.), KAMEKURA (M.), ECHIGO (A.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Halonotius pteroides gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon recovered from a saltern crystallizer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1196-1199.
Original article in IJSEM Online