Name: Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.e.ro’py.rum. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; Gr. neut. n. pŷr, fire; N.L. neut. n. Aeropyrum, air fire, referring to the hyperthermophilic respirative character of the organism

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Aeropyr-), a-e-RO-py-rum

Type species: Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sako Y, Nomura N, Uchida A, Ishida Y, Morii H, Koga Y, Hoaki T, Maruyama T. Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100 degrees C. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1070-1077. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Burggraf et al. (1997) assigned this genus to the family Desulfurococcaceae Zillig and Stetter 1983. Publication: Burggraf S, Huber H, Stetter KO. Reclassification of the crenarchael orders and families in accordance with 16S rRNA sequence data. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:657-660. 🇩🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aerophyrum"; "Aeropurum"; "Aeropyrnum".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 2; DSM: 2; JCM: 2; NBRC: 1.
  • 🧍 According to Rule 65(2), the genus name Aeropyrum must be in the neuter gender, not in the masculine gender as cited in the paper by Sako et al. 1996. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aeropyrum camini Nakagawa et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Acidilobaceae Prokofeva et al. 2009

Assigned by: St John E, Reysenbach AL. Genomic comparison of deep-sea hydrothermal genera related to Aeropyrum, Thermodiscus and Caldisphaera, and proposed emended description of the family Acidilobaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126507. 🇺🇸

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