Name: "Methanolapillus" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.la.pil’lus. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. masc. n. lapillus, a pebble, gem, jewel; N.L. masc. n. Methanolapillus, a methane-producing jewel

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Methanolapill-), me-t^ha-no-la-PIL-lus

Type species: "Methanolapillus millepedarum" Protasov and Brune 2023

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: Methanolapillus Protasov and Brune 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanolapillus Protasov and Brune 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; DSM: 3.

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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Methanolapillus africanus" Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	synonym
    "Methanolapillus millepedarum" Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	synonym
    "Methanolapillus ohkumae" Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Methanosarcinaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Protasov E, Reeh H, Liu P, Poehlein A, Platt K, Heimerl T, Herve V, Daniel R, Brune A. Genome reduction in novel, obligately methyl-reducing Methanosarcinales isolated from arthropod guts (Methanolapillus gen. nov. and Methanimicrococcus). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2024; 100:0.

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Record number: 41715