Name: Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2019

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Me.thy.lo.ther.ma’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Methylothermus, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methylothermaceae, the family name based on the genus name Methylothermus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-t^her-MA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Methylothermus Hirayama et al. 2019

Valid publication: Tindall BJ. On the nomenclatural types of Methylothermus thermalis Tsubota et al. 2005, Methylothermus Tsubota et al. 2005 and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2014, their status under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and valid publication of the names Methylothermus gen. nov., Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1890-1891. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Methylothermaceae" Hirayama et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🔧 This taxon name is a replacement for "Methylothermaceae" Hirayama et al. 2014.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Hirayama et al.) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Tindall).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; JCM: 3; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methylohalobius Heyer et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylomarinovum Hirayama et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylothermus Hirayama et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Methylococcales Bowman 2005

Assigned by: Hirayama H, Abe M, Miyazaki M, Nunoura T, Furushima Y, Yamamoto H, Takai K. Methylomarinovum caldicuralii gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic methanotroph isolated from a shallow submarine hydrothermal system, and proposal of the family Methylothermaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:989-999. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 1971