Name: "Candidatus Methanospirans" corrig. Laso-Perez et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Me.tha.no.spi.rans. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. pres. part. spirans, breathing; N.L. neut. n. Methanospirans, methane-breathing organism

Gender: neuter (stem: Methanospirant-)

Type species: "Candidatus Methanospirans jalkutatii" corrig. Laso-Perez et al. 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Original publication: Laso-Perez R, Wu F, Cremiere A, Speth DR, Magyar JS, Zhao K, Krupovic M, Orphan VJ. Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:231-245. 🇪🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Methanospirare" Laso-Perez et al. 2023	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Methanospirantaceae" Laso-Perez et al. 2023. Publication: Laso-Perez R, Wu F, Cremiere A, Speth DR, Magyar JS, Zhao K, Krupovic M, Orphan VJ. Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:231-245. 🇪🇸
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Methanospirare" Laso-Perez et al. 2023. Publication: Laso-Perez R, Wu F, Cremiere A, Speth DR, Magyar JS, Zhao K, Krupovic M, Orphan VJ. Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:231-245. 🇪🇸
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2026-02-03.

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Methanospirans jalkutatii" corrig. Laso-Perez et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanospirantaceae" Laso-Perez et al. 2023

Assigned by: Laso-Perez R, Wu F, Cremiere A, Speth DR, Magyar JS, Zhao K, Krupovic M, Orphan VJ. Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:231-245. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 70468