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Name: "Methanoflexus" Protasov and Brune 2023
Etymology: Me.tha.no.fle’xus. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. masc. perf. part. flexus, a bending, turning, winding; N.L. masc. n. Methanoflexus, methane-producing (organism) with a curved shape
Gender: masculine (stem: Methanoflex-)
Type species: "Methanoflexus curvatus" (Leadbetter and Breznak 1997) Protasov and Brune 2023
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Original publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981
Name | Kind |
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"Methanacia" Protasov and Brune 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Methanarmilla" Protasov and Brune 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Methanobinarius" Protasov and Brune 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Methanocatella" Protasov and Brune 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Methanobaculum" Protasov and Brune 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
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: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Methanoflexus curvatus" (Leadbetter and Breznak 1997) Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
"Candidatus Methanoflexus mossambicus" Protasov and Brune 2023 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: Methanobacteriaceae Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628.
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Record number: 41713