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Class "Candidatus Methanofastidiosa"
Name: "Candidatus Methanofastidiosa" Nobu et al. 2016
Etymology: Me.tha.no.fas.ti.di.o’sa. N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. fem. adj. fastidiosa, highly critical, referring to the nutritional fastidiousness of the organism, particularly on primary isolation; N.L. fem. n. Methanofastidiosa
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-tha-no-fas-ti-di-O-sa, feminine
Type genus: "Candidatus Methanofastidiosum" Nobu et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Kuroda K, Mei R, Liu WT. Chasing the elusive Euryarchaeota class WSA2: genomes reveal a uniquely fastidious methyl-reducing methanogen. ISME J 2016; 10:2478-2487. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Methanofastidiosia" corrig. Nobu et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Methanofastidiosia" corrig. Nobu et al. 2016 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this class has alternatively been placed in the class "Candidatus Methanofastidiosia" corrig. Nobu et al. 2016.
Publication:
Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Kuroda K, Mei R, Liu WT. Chasing the elusive Euryarchaeota class WSA2: genomes reveal a uniquely fastidious methyl-reducing methanogen. ISME J 2016; 10:2478-2487. 🇺🇸
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🚃 The type genus of this class has alternatively been placed in the class "Candidatus Methanofastidiosia" corrig. Nobu et al. 2016.
Publication:
Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Kuroda K, Mei R, Liu WT. Chasing the elusive Euryarchaeota class WSA2: genomes reveal a uniquely fastidious methyl-reducing methanogen. ISME J 2016; 10:2478-2487.
Parent taxon: Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023
Assigned by:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 115
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