Name: "Candidatus Alkanophaga volatiphilum" Zehnle et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: vo.la.ti’phi.lum. L. masc./fem. adj. volatilis, volatile; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, preferring; N.L. neut. adj. volatiphilum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wo-la-TI-p^hi-lum, feminine

Nomenclatural type: Alkanophagales archaeon MCA70_species_1; MCA70_species_1

Original publication: Zehnle H, Laso-Perez R, Lipp J, Riedel D, Benito Merino D, Teske A, Wegener G. Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1199-1212. 🇩🇪

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).

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Alkanophaga" Zehnle et al. 2023

Assigned by: Zehnle H, Laso-Perez R, Lipp J, Riedel D, Benito Merino D, Teske A, Wegener G. Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1199-1212. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 38130