Name: Methanobacteriaceae Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Methanobacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanobacteriaceae, the Methanobacterium family
Type genus: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: Barker HA. Bacterial fermentations. John Wiley, New York, 1956.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Methanothermobacteraceae" Rinke et al. 2021 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
Methanothermobacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 13
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Methanacia" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Methanarmilla" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Methanobacillus" Barker 1956 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Methanobaculum" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Methanobinarius" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Methanocatella" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Methanoflexus" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Methanorudis" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Methanosphaera Miller and Wolin 1985 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanothermobacter Wasserfallen et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Methanovirga" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: Methanobacteriales Balch and Wolfe 1981
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
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Record number: 811