Name: Desulfothermus Kuever et al. 2006

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.ther’mus. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote) (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Desulfothermus, sulfate reducer living in hot places

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Desulfotherm-), de-sul-fo-T^HER-mus

Type species: Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 955-956.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfothermaceae Galushko and Kuever 2021. Publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfothermaceae fam. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-3.
  • 🧕 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Desulfohalobiaceae Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family III. Desulfohalobiaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 948-949.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; DSM: 2.

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
    Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfothermus okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfothermaceae Galushko and Kuever 2021

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfothermaceae fam. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-3.

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