Name: "Methanosuratincola" Wu et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.su.rat.in’co.la. N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc. n. Methanosuratincola, methane organism inhabiting the Surat Basin

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Methanosuratincol-), me-t^ha-no-su-rat-IN-ko-la

Type species: "Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" Wu et al. 2024

Original publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanosuratincola Wu et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanosuratincola Wu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Methanosuratincolia" Wu et al. 2024. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Methanosuratincolaceae" Wu et al. 2024. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Methanosuratincolales" Wu et al. 2024. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Methanosuratincola" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1.

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
    "Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" Wu et al. 2024	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Methanosuratincolaceae Wu et al. 2025

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. — Wu K, Zhou L, Zheng F, Liu L, Yang M, Li J, Sousa DZ, Cheng L. Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis gen. nov., sp. nov., a methyl-reducing methanogen isolated from Shengli oil field, and proposal of Methanosuratincolaceae fam. nov., Methanosuratincolales ord. nov. and Methanosuratincolia classis nov. in the phylum Thermoproteota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6839. 🇨🇳

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