Genus "Candidatus Freyarchaeum"

Name: "Candidatus Freyarchaeum" Valentin-Alvarado et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: N.L. Frey, named after the Norse Goddess most commonly associated with love and fertility; Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, ancient, archaeon; N.L. Freyarchaeum, archaeum of Frey

Type species: "Candidatus Freyarchaeum deiterrae" Valentin-Alvarado et al. 2024

Original publication: Valentin-Alvarado LE, Appler KE, De Anda V, Schoelmerich MC, West-Roberts J, Kivenson V, Crits-Christoph A, Ly L, Sachdeva R, Greening C, et al. Asgard archaea modulate potential methanogenesis substrates in wetland soil. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6384.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

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: 1

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Freyarchaeaceae" Valentin-Alvarado et al. 2024

Assigned by: Valentin-Alvarado LE, Appler KE, De Anda V, Schoelmerich MC, West-Roberts J, Kivenson V, Crits-Christoph A, Ly L, Sachdeva R, Greening C, et al. Asgard archaea modulate potential methanogenesis substrates in wetland soil. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6384.

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Record number: 57953
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