Name: Pyrococcus Fiala and Stetter 1986

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Py.ro.coc’cus. Gr. neut. n. pŷr, fire; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus, berry; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Pyrococcus, fireball

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Pyrococc-), py-ro-KOK-kus

Type species: Pyrococcus furiosus Fiala and Stetter 1986

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fiala G, Stetter KO. Pyrococcus furiosus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of marine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 145:56-61.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this genus to the class Protoarchaea Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Pyroccocus"; "Pyrococccus"; "Pyrococclis"; "Pyrococczis"; "Pyrococeus"; "Pyrococus"; "Pyrocoeeus"; "Pyrocous"; "Pyrocuccus"; "Pyroroccus"; "Pyrucoccus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; JCM: 5; ATCC: 4; CNCM: 2; NBRC: 1; BG: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "PYCO" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 9

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Pyrococcus abyssi" Erauso et al. 1993	not validly published	preferred name
    "Pyrococcus chitonophagus" (Huber and Stetter 1996) Lepage et al. 2004	not validly published	synonym
    Pyrococcus furiosus Fiala and Stetter 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyrococcus glycovorans Barbier et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyrococcus horikoshii González et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Pyrococcus kodakaraensis" Rahman et al. 1998	not validly published	synonym
    Pyrococcus kukulkanii Callac et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyrococcus woesei Zillig 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyrococcus yayanosii Birrien et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermococcaceae Zillig 1988

Assigned by: Zillig W, Holz I, Klenk H-P, Trent J, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Imsel E, Haas B. Pyrococcus woesei, sp. nov., an ultra-thermophilic marine Archaebacterium, representing a novel order, Thermococcales. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:62-70.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/pyrococcusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 517103