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Name: "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicus" Berghuis et al. 2019
Etymology: Me.tha.no.hy.dro.ge’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogenicus, hydrogen; N.L. masc. n. Methanohydrogenicus, referring to the hydrogenotrophic methane-producing metabolism
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Methanohydrogenic-), me-tha-no-hy-dro-GE-ni-kus
Type species: "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicus thermophilus" Berghuis et al. 2019
Effective publication:
Berghuis BA, Yu FB, Schulz F, Blainey PC, Woyke T, Quake SR. Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota reveals the shared ancestry of all methanogens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:5037-5044.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4671.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: 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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicus jinzeense" Berghuis et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicus thermophilus" Berghuis et al. 2019 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicaceae" Berghuis et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Berghuis BA, Yu FB, Schulz F, Blainey PC, Woyke T, Quake SR. Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota reveals the shared ancestry of all methanogens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:5037-5044.
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Record number: 19151