Genus "Candidatus Alkanivorans"

Name: "Candidatus Alkanivorans" Wu et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: Al.ka.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. n. Alkanivorans, an alkane eater

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Alkanivorant-), al-ka-NI-wo-rans

Type species: "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitratireducens" Wu et al. 2022

Original publication: Wu M, Li J, Leu AO, Erler DV, Stark T, Tyson GW, Yuan Z, McIlroy SJ, Guo J. Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6115. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Wu et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the class "Symbiobacteriia" Wang et al. 2021. Publication: Wu M, Li J, Leu AO, Erler DV, Stark T, Tyson GW, Yuan Z, McIlroy SJ, Guo J. Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6115. 🇦🇺
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Alkanivoras".
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Subdivision:

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitratireducens" Wu et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitrosoreducens" Dang et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Clostridia, not assigned to family]

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 37587