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Name: Pseudothermotoga Bhandari and Gupta 2014
Etymology: Pseu.do.ther.mo.to’ga. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. fem. n. Thermotoga, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Pseudothermotoga, a genus falsely (or inaccurately) classified as Thermotoga
Gender: feminine (stem: Pseudothermotog-)
Type species: Pseudothermotoga thermarum (Windberger et al. 1992) Bhandari and Gupta 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2184-2187.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 8
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Pseudothermotoga caldifontis" (Mori et al. 2014) Belahbib et al. 2018 | not validly published | synonym |
Pseudothermotoga elfii (Ravot et al. 1995) Bhandari and Gupta 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Pseudothermotoga hypogea" (Fardeau et al. 1997) Bhandari and Gupta 2014 | not validly published | synonym |
Pseudothermotoga hypogea (Fardeau et al. 1997) Bhandari and Gupta 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Pseudothermotoga lettingae (Balk et al. 2002) Bhandari and Gupta 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Pseudothermotoga profunda" (Mori et al. 2014) Belahbib et al. 2018 | not validly published | synonym |
Pseudothermotoga subterranea (Jeanthon et al. 2000) Bhandari and Gupta 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Pseudothermotoga thermarum (Windberger et al. 1992) Bhandari and Gupta 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Thermotogaceae Reysenbach 2002
Assigned by:
Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.
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Record number: 518580