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Name: "Methanoignis" Boone et al. 1993
Etymology: Me.tha.no.i’gnis. L. masc. n. ignis, fire (also as genitive); N.L. masc. n. Methanoignis
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Methanoign-), me-tha-no-I-n͡gnis
Type species: "Methanoignis igneus" (Burggraf et al. 1990) Boone et al. 1993
Original publication: Boone, R D, Whitman WB, Rouviere P. Diversity and taxonomy of methanogens. In: Ferry JG (eds), Methanogenesis, Chapman and Hall, Inc., New York, 1993, p. 35-80. 🇺🇸
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Methanotorris Whitman 2002
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Methanotorris Whitman 2002 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| "Methanoignis igneus" (Burggraf et al. 1990) Boone et al. 1993 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Methanocaldococcaceae Whitman et al. 2002
Assigned by: Whitman WB, Boone DR, Koga Y. Family II. Methanocaldococcaceae fam. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 242-246. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 40253