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Genus Dissulfurispira
Name: Dissulfurispira Umezawa et al. 2021
Etymology: Dis.sul.fu.ri.spi’ra. Gr. adv. dis, in two (also Latin adjective); L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); Gr. fem. n. speîra, coil; N.L. fem. n. Dissulfurispira, a sulfur-disproportionating coil or spiral
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Dissulfurispir-), dis-sul-fu-ri-SPI-ra
Type species: Dissulfurispira thermophila Umezawa et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Umezawa K, Kojima H, Kato Y, Fukui M. Dissulfurispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph growing by sulfur disproportionation, and proposal of novel taxa in the phylum Nitrospirota to reclassify the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126184. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Dissulfurispiraceae Umezawa et al. 2021.
Publication:
Umezawa K, Kojima H, Kato Y, Fukui M. Dissulfurispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph growing by sulfur disproportionation, and proposal of novel taxa in the phylum Nitrospirota to reclassify the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126184.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; DSM: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Dissulfurispiraceae Umezawa et al. 2021.
Publication:
Umezawa K, Kojima H, Kato Y, Fukui M. Dissulfurispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph growing by sulfur disproportionation, and proposal of novel taxa in the phylum Nitrospirota to reclassify the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126184.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Dissulfurispira thermophila Umezawa et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Dissulfurispiraceae Umezawa et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Umezawa K, Kojima H, Kato Y, Fukui M. Dissulfurispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph growing by sulfur disproportionation, and proposal of novel taxa in the phylum Nitrospirota to reclassify the genus Thermodesulfovibrio. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126184.
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Record number: 18356
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