Name: "Methanosuratincolaceae" Wu et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.su.rat.in.co.la’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Methanosuratincola, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanosuratincolaceae, the family of Methanosuratincola

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-su-rat-in-ko-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Methanosuratincola" Wu et al. 2024

Original publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanosuratincolaceae Wu et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanosuratincolaceae Wu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Wu et al. (2024) assigned this family to the class "Methanosuratincolia" Wu et al. 2024. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Methanosuratincolaceae Wu et al. 2025. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Zheng F, Liu L, Yang M, Li J, Sousa DZ, Cheng L. Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis gen. nov., sp. nov., a methyl-reducing methanogen isolated from Shengli oil field, and proposal of Methanosuratincolaceae fam. nov., Methanosuratincolales ord. nov. and Methanosuratincolia classis nov. in the phylum Thermoproteota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6839. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Methanosuratincolales Wu et al. 2025

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱

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