Name: Phorcysia Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2012
Etymology: Phor.cy’si.a. N.L. fem. n. Phorcysia, named after Phorcys, son of Neptune, father of Medusa and the other Gorgons, who was changed after death into a sea-god, referring to the habitat of the type species
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Phorcysi-), phor-KY-si-a
Type species: Phorcysia thermohydrogeniphila Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2012
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Perez-Rodriguez I, Grosche A, Massenburg L, Starovoytov V, Lutz RA, Vetriani C. Phorcysia thermohydrogeniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2388-2394. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Phorcysia thermohydrogeniphila Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desulfurobacteriaceae L'Haridon et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Lali R. Molecular signatures for the phylum Aquificae and its different clades: proposal for division of the phylum Aquificae into the emended order Aquificales, containing the families Aquificaceae and Hydrogenothermaceae, and a new order Desulfurobacteriales ord. nov., containing the family Desulfurobacteriaceae. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:349-368. 🇨🇦
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