Name: "Candidatus Lutivulcanarchaeum" Kadnikov et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus
Etymology:Lu.ti.vul.can.ar.chae’um.L. neut. n.lutum, mud; L. masc. n.Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire, used here to denote an origin from mud volcano; N.L. neut. n.archaeum, an archaeon; N.L. neut. n.Lutivulcanarchaeum, an archaeon from a mud volcano
Original publication:
Kadnikov VV, Mardanov AV, Beletsky AV, Ravin NV. Metagenomic insights into microbial communities of terrestrial mud volcanos: functional diversity of subsurface archaea and bacteria. Front Microbiol 2026; 17:1892847. 🇷🇺
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status:
not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Notes:
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Lutivulcanarchaeaceae" Kadnikov et al. 2026.Publication:
Kadnikov VV, Mardanov AV, Beletsky AV, Ravin NV. Metagenomic insights into microbial communities of terrestrial mud volcanos: functional diversity of subsurface archaea and bacteria. Front Microbiol 2026; 17:1892847. 🇷🇺
🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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