Subscribe to our newsletter
To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.
To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.
Name: Methanothermaceae Stetter 1982
Etymology: Me.tha.no.ther.ma’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Methanothermus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanothermaceae, the Methanothermus family
Type genus: Methanothermus Stetter 1982
Effective publication:
Stetter KO, Thomm M, Winter J, Wildgruber G, Huber H, Zillig W, Jane-Covic D, König H, Palm P, Wunderl S. Methanothermus fervidus, sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic methanogen isolated from an Icelandic hot spring. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. C 1981; 2:166-178.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Methanothermus Stetter 1982 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Methanobacteriales Balch and Wolfe 1981
Assigned by:
Stetter KO, Thomm M, Winter J, Wildgruber G, Huber H, Zillig W, Jane-Covic D, König H, Palm P, Wunderl S. Methanothermus fervidus, sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic methanogen isolated from an Icelandic hot spring. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. C 1981; 2:166-178.
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/family/methanothermaceaeLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 844