Ha.lo.mo.na.da.ce'ae. N.L. fem. n.
Halomonas
, type genus of the family;
–aceae
, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Halomonadaceae
, the
Halomonas
family.
Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Oceanospirillales / Halomonadaceae
The family
Halomonadaceae
is classified within the order
Oceanospirillales
in the class
Gammaproteobacteria
. It consists of 12 genera:
Halomonas
(type genus),
Aidingimonas
,
Carnimonas
,
Chromohalobacter
,
Cobetia
,
Halotalea
,
Kushneria
,
Larsenimonas
,
Modicisalibacter
,
Pistricoccus
,
Salinicola
, and
Zymobacter
. The cells are Gram‐stain‐negative and non‐endospore‐forming rods or coccoids. Chemoorganotrophic. Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. Catalase‐positive and oxidase‐variable. Halophilic or halotolerant. Optimal growth at 0–20% (w/v) NaCl, pH 6.0–10.0, and 20–40°C. The major respiratory quinone is ubiquinone 9 (Q9). The DNA G + C content is 51.4–74.3 mol%. The species of the genera of
Halomonadaceae
are isolated from saline or hypersaline habitats, such as marine water and sediments, salt lakes, salterns, or saline soils, and salted foods; some species are isolated from nonsaline habitats, such as palm sap and raw, cured meat.
DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 51.4–74.3.
Type genus
:
Halomonas
Vreeland et al. 1980
VP
, emend Dobson and Franzmann 1996.