Name: Pyrococcus Fiala and Stetter 1986
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: masculine (stem: Pyrococc-)
Type species: Pyrococcus furiosus Fiala and Stetter 1986
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
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
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Pyrococcus abyssi" Erauso et al. 1993 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
"Pyrococcus chitonophagus" (Huber and Stetter 1996) Lepage et al. 2004 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
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 (and no standing) |
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.
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