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Name: "Candidatus Lithacetigena" Nobu et al. 2023
Etymology: Lith.a.ce.ti’ge.na. Gr. masc./fem. n. lithos, stone; N.L. neut. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; N.L. adj. suff. -genus -gena -genum, producing; from L. v. gigno, turn; N.L. fem. n. Lithacetigena, producing acetate from inorganic substrate
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Lithacetigen-), lith-a-ke-TI-ge-na
Type species: "Candidatus Lithacetigena glycinireducens" Nobu et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Nobu MK, Nakai R, Tamazawa S, Mori H, Toyoda A, Ijiri A, Suzuki S, Kurokawa K, Kamagata Y, Tamaki H. Unique H(2)-utilizing lithotrophy in serpentinite-hosted systems. ISME J 2023; 17:95-104.
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 Lithacetigena glycinireducens" Nobu et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: [Lithacetigenota, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 37800