Name: "Caldisphaera draconis" Boyd et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dra’co.nis. L. gen. masc. n. draconis, of/from dragon, as the organism was isolated from Dragon Springs, Yellowstone

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … DRA-ko-nis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 18U65

16S rRNA gene: EF057392 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Boyd ES, Jackson RA, Encarnacion G, Zahn JA, Beard T, Leavitt WD, Pi Y, Zhang CL, Pearson A, Geesey GG. Isolation, characterization, and ecology of sulfur-respiring crenarchaea inhabiting acid-sulfate-chloride-containing geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:6669-6677. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Caldisphaera Itoh et al. 2003

Assigned by: Boyd ES, Jackson RA, Encarnacion G, Zahn JA, Beard T, Leavitt WD, Pi Y, Zhang CL, Pearson A, Geesey GG. Isolation, characterization, and ecology of sulfur-respiring crenarchaea inhabiting acid-sulfate-chloride-containing geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:6669-6677. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 800942