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Name: Methylovorus Govorukhina and Trotsenko 1991
Etymology: Me.thy.lo’vo.rus. N.L. neut. n. methylum, the methyl radical; from French masc. n. méthyle; from French masc. n. méthylène; from Gr. neut. n. methy, wine; from Gr. fem. n. hylê, wood; N.L. neut. n. methyl, pertaining to to the methyl radical; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. masc. n. Methylovorus, methyl-devourer
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Methylovor-), me-thy-LO-wo-rus
Type species: Methylovorus glucosotrophus Govorukhina and Trotsenko 1991
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Govorukhina NI, Trotsenko YA. Methylovorus, a new genus of restricted facultatively methylotrophic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:158-162. 🇷🇺
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Methylovorus glucosotrophus Govorukhina and Trotsenko 1991 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Methylovorus mays Doronina et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Methylovorus menthalis Doronina et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Methylophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Methylophilaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 770. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 516076