Name: "Candidatus Scotarchaeum" Adam et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Scot.ar.chae’um. Gr. masc. n. skotos, darkness; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, ancient one, archaeon, ancient; from Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, ancient; N.L. neut. n. Scotarchaeum, an archaeon living in darkness

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Scotarchae-), skot-ar-K^HA͡E-um

Type species: "Candidatus Scotarchaeum ottlingeri" Adam et al. 2022

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Original publication: Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Scotarchaeum ottlingeri" Adam et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Geothermarchaeales, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 35805