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Name: "Candidatus Methanomethylicus" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
Etymology: Me.tha.no.me.thy’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. masc. adj. methylicus, methyl; N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, referring to the methylotrophic methane-producing metabolism
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Methanomethylic-), me-tha-no-me-THY-li-kus
Type species: "Candidatus Methanomethylicus mesodigestus" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Vanwonterghem I, Evans PN, Parks DH, Jensen PD, Woodcroft BJ, Hugenholtz P, Tyson GW. Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16170.
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
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: 4
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Methanomethylicus mesodigestum" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Methanomethylicus mesodigestus" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Methanomethylicus oleisabuli" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Methanomethylicus oleusabulum" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanomethylicaceae" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
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: 3743