Name: "Candidatus Benthortus lauensis" Buessecker et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: lau.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. lauensis, of Lau, referring to the Lau Basin in the Western Pacific, where this organism was identified from

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bent^h-OR-tus la͡u-EN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: T2-175

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Original publication: Buessecker S, Palmer M, Lai D, Dimapilis J, Mayali X, Mosier D, Jiao JY, Colman DR, Keller LM, St John E, et al. An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3773. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Benthortus" Buessecker et al. 2022. Publication: Buessecker S, Palmer M, Lai D, Dimapilis J, Mayali X, Mosier D, Jiao JY, Colman DR, Keller LM, St John E, et al. An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3773. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Benthortus" Buessecker et al. 2022

Assigned by: Buessecker S, Palmer M, Lai D, Dimapilis J, Mayali X, Mosier D, Jiao JY, Colman DR, Keller LM, St John E, et al. An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3773. 🇺🇸

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