
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5191
Name	Planococcus halophilus Novitsky and Kushner 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Novitsky and Kushner 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Marinococcus halophilus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5191
Type Strain representative organism	DSM 20408^T (=CCM 2706 =HK 718 =IAM 12844 =ATCC 27964 =JCM 2479)


Proper Form	Planococcus halophilus Novitsky and Kushner 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Planococcus halophilus was originally described by Novitsky and Kushner 1976. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1984, Hao et al. established Planococcus halophilus as the basonym of Marinococcus halophilus (Novitsky and Kushner 1976) Hao et al. 1985 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Planococcus halophilus Novitsky and Kushner 1976 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5191.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5191.xml

References

Novitsky TJ, Kushner DJ. Planococcus halophilus sp. nov., a facultatively halophilic coccus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1976; 26:53-57. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-26-1-53.
Hao MV, Kocur M, Komagata K. Marinococcus gen. nov., a new genus for motile cocci with meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall; and Marinococcus albus sp. nov. and Marinococcus halophilus (Novitsky and Kushner) comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1984; 30:449-459. https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.30.449.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.