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Genus Methanovulcanius
Name: Methanovulcanius Chien et al. 2023
Etymology: Me.tha.no.vul.ca’ni.us. N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); L. masc. adj. vulcanius, of Vulcanus (Vulcan), the Roman fire god, and to the place of isolation, the submarine mud volcano; N.L. masc. n. Methanovulcanius, a methane-forming organism from a volano
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Methanovulcani-), me-tha-no-wul-KA-ni-us
Type species: Methanovulcanius yangii Chien et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Chien HH, Lai MC, Weng CY, Chen MF, Wu SY, Lin S, Chen SC. Methanovulcanius yangii gen. nov., sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from a submarine mud volcano in the offshore area of southwestern Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6164. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6213.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Methanovulcanius yangii Chien et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Methanomicrobiaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981
Assigned by:
Chien HH, Lai MC, Weng CY, Chen MF, Wu SY, Lin S, Chen SC. Methanovulcanius yangii gen. nov., sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from a submarine mud volcano in the offshore area of southwestern Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6164. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 9101
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