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Genus Thermochromatium
Name: Thermochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998
Etymology: Ther.mo.chro.ma’ti.um. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. Chromatium, a genus name; N.L. neut. n. Thermochromatium, the hot Chromatium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Thermochromati-), ther-mo-khro-MA-ti-um
Type species: Thermochromatium tepidum (Madigan 1986) Imhoff et al. 1998
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Madigan MT. Chromatium tepidum sp. nov., a thermophilic photosynthetic bacterium of the family Chromatiaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:222-227. 🇺🇸
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Thermochroma"; "Thermochroniatium".
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13320 (N = 3).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; ATCC: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Madigan MT. Chromatium tepidum sp. nov., a thermophilic photosynthetic bacterium of the family Chromatiaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:222-227.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Thermochromatium tepidum (Madigan 1986) Imhoff et al. 1998 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 516786
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