Name: Methanomicrobium Balch and Wolfe 1981

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane, [from French n. méthyle and chemical suffix -ane]; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; from Gr. adj. mikros, small; from Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Methanomicrobium, methane (-producing) small life (-form)

Type species: Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Effective publication: Balch WE, Fox GE, Magrum LJ, Woese CR, Wolfe RS. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979; 43:260-296.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Methanomicrobiaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981. Publication: Balch WE, Fox GE, Magrum LJ, Woese CR, Wolfe RS. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979; 43:260-296.
  • Nomenclatural type of the order Methanomicrobiales Balch and Wolfe 1981. Publication: Balch WE, Fox GE, Magrum LJ, Woese CR, Wolfe RS. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979; 43:260-296.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Paynter MJ, Hungate RE. Characterization of Methanobacterium mobilis, sp. n., isolated from the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1943-1951.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methanomicrobium antiquum Mochimaru et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
    Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981	validly published	correct name
    Methanomicrobium paynteri Rivard et al. 1984	validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Methanomicrobiaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: Balch WE, Fox GE, Magrum LJ, Woese CR, Wolfe RS. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979; 43:260-296.

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