Halomonas alimentaria is a bacterium first isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood, hence its name. It is Gram-negative, moderately halophilic, non-motile and coccus- or short rod-shaped, with type strain YKJ-16<sup>T</sup> (= KCCM 41042<sup>T</sup> = JCM 10888<sup>T</sup>).