Name: "Candidatus Methylaffinis" corrig. Pratscher et al. 2018
Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus
Etymology:Me.thyl.af.fi’nis.N.L. neut. n.methyl, pertaining to the methyl group; L. masc./fem. adj.affinis, associated with; N.L. masc. n.Methylaffinis, associated with the methyl group
Effective publication:
Pratscher J, Vollmers J, Wiegand S, Dumont MG, Kaster AK. Unravelling the Identity, Metabolic Potential and Global Biogeography of the Atmospheric Methane-Oxidizing Upland Soil Cluster alpha. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:1016-1029. 🇬🇧
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
🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Methyloaffinis" Pratscher et al. 2018.Publication:
Pratscher J, Vollmers J, Wiegand S, Dumont MG, Kaster AK. Unravelling the Identity, Metabolic Potential and Global Biogeography of the Atmospheric Methane-Oxidizing Upland Soil Cluster alpha. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:1016-1029. 🇬🇧
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