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Name: "Candidatus Hecatella" Adam et al. 2022
Etymology: He.ca.tel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Hecatella, little Hecate, after the Greek mythology goddess of witchcraft and crossroads, a reference to their metabolism being at the “crossroads” of methanogenesis and the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway by means of its Mtr complex
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Hecatell-), he-ka-TEL-la
Type species: "Candidatus Hecatella orcuttiae" Adam et al. 2022
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Hecatella orcuttiae" Adam et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Hecatellaceae" Adam et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651.
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Record number: 35777