Name: "Methanofrustulum" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.frus’tu.lum. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. neut. n. dim. frustulum, morsel, crumb (of food); N.L. neut. n. Methanofrustulum, a methane-producing crumb

Type species: "Methanofrustulum fimipullorum" 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: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Methanofrustulum fimipullorum" Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Methanosarcinaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981

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: 41714