alkalibacillus alkalibacillus alkalibacillus is a genus in the phylum bacillota (bacteria). alkalibacillus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: alkalibacillusjeon et al. 2005 type species a. haloalkaliphilus etymology the name alkalibacillus derives from:neo-latin noun alkali (from arabic article al, the; arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; neo-latin masculine gender noun alkalibacillus, bacillus living under alkaline conditions. species the genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely a. aidingensis ( li et al. 2021) a. almallahensis ( perez-dav et al. 2014 ) a. filiformis ( romano et al. 2005, ; latin noun filum, a thread; latin suff. -formis (from latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; neo-latin masculine gender adjective filiformis, thread-shaped.) a. flavidus ( yoon et al. 2010, ; latin masculine gender adjective flavidus, pale yellow.) a. haloalkaliphilus ( (fritze 1996) jeon et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).; greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; neo-latin noun alkali (from arabic article al, the; arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; greek adjective φίλος loving; neo-latin masculine gender adjective haloalkaliphilus, loving briny) a. halophilus ( tian et al. 2009, ; greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; neo-latin masculine gender adjective philus (from greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; neo-latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.) a. salilacus ( jeon et al. 2005, ; latin noun sal salis, salt; latin noun lacus -us, lake; neo-latin genitive case noun salilacus, of a salt lake.) a. silvisoli ( usami et al. 2007, ;: latin noun silva, forest; latin noun solum, soil; neo-latin genitive case noun silvisoli, of forest soil, the source of isolation of the type strain.)