Genus Methylovorus
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. methu, wine; from Gr. fem. n. hylê, wood; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to to the methyl radical; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. masc. n. Methylovorus, methyl-devourer
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Doronina et al. 2005
Doronina NV, Ivanova EG, Trotsenko YA. Phylogenetic position and emended description of the genus Methylovorus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:903-906.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.
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Doronina et al. 2005
Doronina NV, Ivanova EG, Trotsenko YA. Phylogenetic position and emended description of the genus Methylovorus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:903-906.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Methylovorus glucosotrophus Govorukhina and Trotsenko 1991 validly published correct name Methylovorus mays Doronina et al. 2001 validly published correct name Methylovorus menthalis Doronina et al. 2012 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Methylophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Boden R, Hutt LP, Rae AW. Reclassification of Thiobacillus aquaesulis (Wood & Kelly, 1995) as Annwoodia aquaesulis gen. nov., comb. nov., transfer of Thiobacillus (Beijerinck, 1904) from the Hydrogenophilales to the Nitrosomonadales, proposal of Hydrogenophilalia class. nov. within the 'Proteobacteria', and four new families within the orders Nitrosomonadales and Rhodocyclales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1191-1205.
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