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Name: Hydrogenophilus Hayashi et al. 1999
Etymology: Hy.dro.ge.no’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); from Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. n. Hydrogenophilus, hydrogen lover
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Hydrogenophil-), hy-dro-ge-NO-phi-lus
Type species: Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus Hayashi et al. 1999
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Hayashi NR, Ishida T, Yokota A, Kodama T, Igarashi Y. Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:783-786.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogenophilus hirschii Stöhr et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hydrogenophilus islandicus Vésteinsdóttir et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus Hayashi et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hydrogenophilus thiooxidans Kawai et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Hydrogenophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Hydrogenophilaceae 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. 763.
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Record number: 515824