Name: Thiomargarita Schulz et al. 1999
Etymology: Thi.o.mar.ga.ri’ta. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (Latin transliteration thium); L. fem. n. margarita, pearl; N.L. fem. n. Thiomargarita, sulfur pearl
Gender: feminine (stem: Thiomargarit-)
Type species: Thiomargarita namibiensis Schulz et al. 1999
Effective publication:
Schulz HN, Brinkhoff T, Ferdelman TG, Marine MH, Teske A, Jorgensen BB. Dense populations of a giant sulfur bacterium in Namibian shelf sediments. Science 1999; 284:493-495.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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: 3
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Candidatus Thiomargarita joergensenii" Salman et al. 2011 | not validly published | |
Thiomargarita namibiensis Schulz et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Thiomargarita nelsonii" Salman et al. 2011 | not validly published |
Parent taxon: Thiotrichaceae Garrity et al. 2005
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Thiotrichaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 131.
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Record number: 517370