Name: Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Methanobacterium, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Methanobacteriota, phylum of the genus Methanobacterium

Gender: neuter

Type genus: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Methanobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Euryarchaeota" Garrity and Holt 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Halobacteriota" Rinke et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Methanobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • The authority of the taxon name (Garrity and Holt) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Göker and Oren).
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 508; DSM: 441; CGMCC: 219; ATCC: 195; NBRC: 109; VKM: 75; CECT: 69; CIP: 52; KCTC: 48; NCIMB: 38.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 17

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Archaeoglobi Garrity and Holt 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halobacteria Grant et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methanobacteria Boone 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Methanobacteriota, not assigned to class]	artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
    Methanococci Boone 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Methanofastidiosa" Nobu et al. 2016	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)
    "Candidatus Methanofastidiosia" corrig. Nobu et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Methanoliparia" Borrel et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Methanomicrobia" Brenner et al. 2005	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Methanonatronarchaeia Sorokin et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methanopyri Garrity and Holt 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Nanohaloarchaea" Narasingarao et al. 2012	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Syntropharchaeia" Rinke et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Thalassarchaea" corrig. Martin-Cuadrado et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Thalassoarchaea" Martin-Cuadrado et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)
    Thermococci Zillig and Reysenbach 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermoplasmata Reysenbach 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: "Archaea" Woese et al. 1990

Assigned by: Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024.

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