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Family "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeaceae"
Name: "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeaceae" corrig. Kohtz et al. 2025
Etymology: Me.tha.no.nez.ha.ar.chae.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Methanonezhaarchaeum, type genus of the family [probably better: Methanonezharchaeum]; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanonezhaarchaeaceae, the Methanonezhaarchaeum family [probably better: Methanonezharchaeaceae]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-tha-no-nez-ha-ar-kha͡e-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeum" Kohtz et al. 2025
Original publication:
Kohtz AJ, Nupp S, Hatzenpichler R. Cultivation of Methanonezhaarchaeia, the third class of methanogens within the phylum Thermoproteota. Sci Adv 2025; 11:eaea0936. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeceae" Kohtz et al. 2025 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Kohtz et al. (2025) assigned this family to the class "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeia" Kohtz et al. 2025.
Publication:
Kohtz AJ, Nupp S, Hatzenpichler R. Cultivation of Methanonezhaarchaeia, the third class of methanogens within the phylum Thermoproteota. Sci Adv 2025; 11:eaea0936. 🇦🇺
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧕 Kohtz et al. (2025) assigned this family to the class "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeia" Kohtz et al. 2025.
Publication:
Kohtz AJ, Nupp S, Hatzenpichler R. Cultivation of Methanonezhaarchaeia, the third class of methanogens within the phylum Thermoproteota. Sci Adv 2025; 11:eaea0936.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeum" Kohtz et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanonezhaarchaeales" Kohtz et al. 2025
Assigned by:
Kohtz AJ, Nupp S, Hatzenpichler R. Cultivation of Methanonezhaarchaeia, the third class of methanogens within the phylum Thermoproteota. Sci Adv 2025; 11:eaea0936. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 69704
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