Name: Methylothermus Hirayama et al. 2019

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.thy’lo.ther’mus. N.L. neut. n. methyl, the methyl group; N.L. masc. adj. thermus, hot; from Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Methylothermus, methyl-using thermotolerant organism

Gender: masculine (stem: Methylotherm-)

Type species: Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. 2019

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tindall BJ. On the nomenclatural types of Methylothermus thermalis Tsubota et al. 2005, Methylothermus Tsubota et al. 2005 and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2014, their status under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and valid publication of the names Methylothermus gen. nov., Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1890-1891.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2019. Publication: Tindall BJ. On the nomenclatural types of Methylothermus thermalis Tsubota et al. 2005, Methylothermus Tsubota et al. 2005 and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2014, their status under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and valid publication of the names Methylothermus gen. nov., Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1890-1891.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Methylothermus" Tsubota et al. 2005. Publication: Hirayama H, Suzuki Y, Abe M, Miyazaki M, Makita H, Inagaki F, Uematsu K, Takai K. Methylothermus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic methanotroph isolated from a terrestrial subsurface hot aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2646-2653.
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Methylothermus" Tsubota et al. 2005.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Hirayama et al.) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Tindall).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MLTM" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2019

Assigned by: Tindall BJ. On the nomenclatural types of Methylothermus thermalis Tsubota et al. 2005, Methylothermus Tsubota et al. 2005 and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. 2014, their status under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and valid publication of the names Methylothermus gen. nov., Methylothermus subterraneus Hirayama et al. and Methylothermaceae Hirayama et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1890-1891.

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