Name: "Candidatus Methanocomedentaceae" corrig. Chadwick et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Me.tha.no.com.e.den.ta’ce.ae. N.L. n. Methanocomedens, a Candidatus genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanocomedentaceae, the Candidatus Methanocomedens family

Pronunciation, gender: me-t^ha-no-kom-e-den-TA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Methanocomedens" Chadwick et al. 2022

Original publication: Chadwick GL, Skennerton CT, Laso-Perez R, Leu AO, Speth DR, Yu H, Morgan-Lang C, Hatzenpichler R, Goudeau D, Malmstrom R, et al. Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001508. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Methanocomedenaceae" Chadwick et al. 2022	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2023-11-20.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Methanocomedens" Chadwick et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Methanomarinus" Chadwick et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Methanosarcinales Boone et al. 2002

Assigned by: Chadwick GL, Skennerton CT, Laso-Perez R, Leu AO, Speth DR, Yu H, Morgan-Lang C, Hatzenpichler R, Goudeau D, Malmstrom R, et al. Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001508. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 41302