Genus Thermodiscus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
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).
Thermodiscus Stetter 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermodiscus maritimus Stetter 2003.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. n. discus, disc; N.L. masc. n. Thermodiscus, the hot disc.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 89. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1-2.
Effective publication: STETTER (K.O.): Genus VII. Thermodiscus gen. nov. In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (editors): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 189-190.
Validation List no. 89 in IJSEM Online
Thermodiscus maritimus Stetter 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S2 = DSM 15173 = JCM 11597.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99554.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. maritimus, belonging to the sea; describing its habitat.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 89. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1-2.
Effective publication: STETTER (K.O.): Genus VII. Thermodiscus gen. nov. In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (editors): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 189-190.
Validation List no. 89 in IJSEM Online
Note: In the effective publication, the type strain S2 is designated as "deposited strain". The Culture Collection accession numbers of the type strain have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 89 (footnote ¦). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1-2.
Validation List no. 89 in IJSEM Online