Name: Cuniculiplasma divulgatum Golyshina et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.vul.ga’tum. L. neut. part. adj. divulgatum, common, widespread

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 30642; S5; VKM B-2941

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16S rRNA gene: KT005321 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Golyshina OV, Lunsdorf H, Kublanov IV, Goldenstein NI, Hinrichs KU, Golyshin PN. The novel extremely acidophilic, cell-wall-deficient archaeon Cuniculiplasma divulgatum gen. nov., sp. nov. represents a new family, Cuniculiplasmataceae fam. nov., of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:332-340.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cuniculiplasma Golyshina et al. 2016. Publication: Golyshina OV, Lunsdorf H, Kublanov IV, Goldenstein NI, Hinrichs KU, Golyshin PN. The novel extremely acidophilic, cell-wall-deficient archaeon Cuniculiplasma divulgatum gen. nov., sp. nov. represents a new family, Cuniculiplasmataceae fam. nov., of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:332-340.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Cuniculiplasma Golyshina et al. 2016

Assigned by: Golyshina OV, Lunsdorf H, Kublanov IV, Goldenstein NI, Hinrichs KU, Golyshin PN. The novel extremely acidophilic, cell-wall-deficient archaeon Cuniculiplasma divulgatum gen. nov., sp. nov. represents a new family, Cuniculiplasmataceae fam. nov., of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:332-340.

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Record number: 793708