Genus Staphylothermus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Staphylothermus Stetter and Fiala 1986, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Staphylothermus marinus Stetter and Fiala 1986.
Etymology: Gr. n. staphulê, bunch of grapes; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Staphylothermus, grape (-forming) thermophile.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576.
Effective publication: FIALA (G.), STETTER (K.O.), JANNASCH (H.W.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.) and MADON (J.): Staphylothermus marinus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of extremely thermophilic submarine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing up to 98°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 106-113.
Validation List no. 22 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Staphylothermus hellenicus Arab et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P8 = DSM 12710 = JCM 10830.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ012645, CP002051 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hellenicus (from Gr. masc. adj. hellenikos), Greek, pertaining to Greece, from where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: ARAB (H.), VÖLKER (H.) and THOMM (M.): Thermococcus aegaeicus sp. nov. and Staphylothermus hellenicus sp. nov., two novel hyperthermophilic archaea isolated from geothermally heated vents off Palaeochori Bay, Milos, Greece. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2101-2108.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Staphylothermus marinus Stetter and Fiala 1986, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F1 = ATCC 43588= DSM 3639 = JCM 9404.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99560, CP000575 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576.
Effective publication: FIALA (G.), STETTER (K.O.), JANNASCH (H.W.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.) and MADON (J.): Staphylothermus marinus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of extremely thermophilic submarine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing up to 98°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 106-113.
Validation List no. 22 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online