Abstract
P. DasSarma & S. DasSarma [Saline Systems 4 (2008), 5] have proposed far-reaching changes in the nomenclature and taxonomy of the halophilic archaea of the order Halobacteriales, family Halobacteriaceae. While re-evaluation of the taxonomic classification of strains within the group is to be encouraged, the nomenclatural changes proposed are in violation of the General Considerations, Principles and Rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria.
Highlights
While re-evaluation of the taxonomic classification of strains within the group is to be encouraged, the nomenclatural changes proposed are in violation of the General Considerations, Principles and Rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
Based on the fact that the order Halobacteriales belongs to the archaeal domain, the authors propose to rename the genus Halobacterium – the type genus of the family and the order – as ‘Haloarchaeum’, ‘to reflect its membership in the archaeal rather than the bacterial domain’, the family Halobacteriaceae as ‘Haloarchaeaceae’ and the order Halobacteriales as ‘Haloarchaeales’
The nomenclatural changes proposed are in violation of the General Considerations, Principles and Rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
Summary
DasSarma [Saline Systems 4 (2008), 5] have proposed far-reaching changes in the nomenclature and taxonomy of the halophilic archaea of the order Halobacteriales, family Halobacteriaceae. While re-evaluation of the taxonomic classification of strains within the group is to be encouraged, the nomenclatural changes proposed are in violation of the General Considerations, Principles and Rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria.
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