Name: Picrophilus Schleper et al. 1996
Etymology: Pi.cro.phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. pikros, pointed, sharp, acid; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. n. Picrophilus, acid-loving organism
Gender: masculine (stem: Picrophil-)
Type species: Picrophilus oshimae Schleper et al. 1996
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Valid publication: Schleper C, Pühler G, Klenk HP, Zillig W. Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:814-816.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.
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: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Picrophilus oshimae Schleper et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Picrophilus torridus Zillig et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Picrophilaceae Schleper et al. 1996
Assigned by: Schleper C, Pühler G, Klenk HP, Zillig W. Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:814-816.
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Record number: 517100