Name: Calidithermus Raposo et al. 2019

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ca.li.di.ther’mus. L. masc. adj. calidus, warm; N.L. masc. n. Thermus, a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Calidithermus, a lukewarm Thermus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Caliditherm-), ka-li-di-T^HER-mus

Type species: Calidithermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Raposo et al. 2019

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Raposo P, Viver T, Albuquerque L, Froufe H, Barroso C, Egas C, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Transfer of Meiothermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al.1995) Nobre et al. 1996, Meiothermus roseus Ming et al. 2016, Meiothermus terrae Yu et al. 2014 and Meiothermus timidus Pires et al. 2005, to Calidithermus gen. nov., as Calidithermus chliarophilus comb. nov., Calidithermus roseus comb. nov., Calidithermus terrae comb. nov. and Calidithermus timidus comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1060-1069. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1847-1849.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996. Publication: Nobre MF, Trüper HG, Da Costa MS. Transfer of Thermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984), Thermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995), and Thermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) to Meiothermus gen. nov. as Meiothermus ruber comb. nov., Meiothermus silvanus comb. nov., and Meiothermus chliarophilus comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Thermus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:604-606. 🇵🇹
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tenreiro S, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Thermus silvanus sp. nov. and Thermus chliarophilus sp. nov., two new species related to thermus ruber but with lower growth temperatures. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:633-639. 🇵🇹
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Caldithermus"; "Calidither".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Nobre et al. (1996). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; NBRC: 2; NCIMB: 1; BCRC: 1; CIP: 1; LMG: 1; KCTC: 1; ATCC: 1; CCTCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Calidithermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Raposo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Calidithermus roseus (Ming et al. 2016) Raposo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Calidithermus terrae (Yu et al. 2014) Raposo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Calidithermus timidus (Pires et al. 2005) Raposo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermaceae da Costa and Rainey 2002

Assigned by: Raposo P, Viver T, Albuquerque L, Froufe H, Barroso C, Egas C, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Transfer of Meiothermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al.1995) Nobre et al. 1996, Meiothermus roseus Ming et al. 2016, Meiothermus terrae Yu et al. 2014 and Meiothermus timidus Pires et al. 2005, to Calidithermus gen. nov., as Calidithermus chliarophilus comb. nov., Calidithermus roseus comb. nov., Calidithermus terrae comb. nov. and Calidithermus timidus comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1060-1069. 🇵🇹

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