Name: Methanocalculaceae Zhilina et al. 2014

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.cal.cu.la’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Methanocalculus, the type genus of the family, the suffix aceae denotes a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanocalculaceae, the family of the genus Methanocalculus

Pronunciation, gender: me-t^ha-no-kal-ku-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Methanocalculus Ollivier et al. 1998

Effective publication: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kevbrin VV, Kolganov TV. [Methanocalculus natronophilus sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon from a soda lake, and proposal of the new family Methanocalculaceae]. Mikrobiologiia 2013; 82:681-690.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 8; OCM: 3; JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; CCRC: 1; VKM: 1; BCRC: 1; UNIQEM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methanocalculus Ollivier et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Methanomicrobiales Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kevbrin VV, Kolganov TV. [Methanocalculus natronophilus sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon from a soda lake, and proposal of the new family Methanocalculaceae]. Mikrobiologiia 2013; 82:681-690.

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Record number: 1969