Name: "Candidatus Methanoinsularis" Ou et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Me.tha.no.in.su.la’ris. N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. masc./fem. adj. insularis, from an island; N.L. fem. n. Methanoinsularis, methanogenic organism from an island, specifically referring to Techeng Island in China where these microorganisms were discovered

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Methanoinsular-), me-t^ha-no-in-su-LA-ris

Original publication: Ou YF, Dong HP, McIlroy SJ, Crowe SA, Hallam SJ, Han P, Kallmeyer J, Simister RL, Vuillemin A, Leu AO, et al. Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. ISME J 2022; 16:2373-2387. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Methanoinsularis haikouensis" Ou et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Methanoinsularis halodrymi" Ou et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methylarchaeaceae" Ou et al. 2022

Assigned by: Ou YF, Dong HP, McIlroy SJ, Crowe SA, Hallam SJ, Han P, Kallmeyer J, Simister RL, Vuillemin A, Leu AO, et al. Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. ISME J 2022; 16:2373-2387. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 57423