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Genus Thermospira
Name: Thermospira Gam et al. 2023
Etymology: Ther.mo.spi’ra. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. fem. n. speîra, coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Thermospira, a hot spiral
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Thermospir-), ther-mo-SPI-ra
Type species: Thermospira aquatica Gam et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gam ZBA, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Postec A, Bartoli-Joseph M, Vandecasteele C, Erauso G, Labat M. Thermospira aquatica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spirochete isolated from a Tunisian hot spring, and description of the novel family Thermospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5690. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Thermospiraceae Gam et al. 2023.
Publication:
Gam ZBA, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Postec A, Bartoli-Joseph M, Vandecasteele C, Erauso G, Labat M. Thermospira aquatica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spirochete isolated from a Tunisian hot spring, and description of the novel family Thermospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5690. 🇫🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Thermospiraceae Gam et al. 2023.
Publication:
Gam ZBA, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Postec A, Bartoli-Joseph M, Vandecasteele C, Erauso G, Labat M. Thermospira aquatica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spirochete isolated from a Tunisian hot spring, and description of the novel family Thermospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5690.
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 Thermospira aquatica Gam et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Thermospiraceae Gam et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Gam ZBA, Thioye A, Cayol JL, Postec A, Bartoli-Joseph M, Vandecasteele C, Erauso G, Labat M. Thermospira aquatica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spirochete isolated from a Tunisian hot spring, and description of the novel family Thermospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5690. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 36027
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