Name: "Ferroplasma acidarmanus" Dopson et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.cid.ar’man.us. L. masc. adj. acidus, acid; L. adj. armanus, pertaining to Arman, the owner of the mine from which the species was isolated; N.L. adj. acidarmanus, an acidophilic archaeon isolated from a mine belonging to Arman

Gender: neuter

Type strain: Fer1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF145441 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Dopson M, Baker-Austin C, Hind A, Bowman JP, Bond PL. Characterization of Ferroplasma isolates and Ferroplasma acidarmanus sp. nov., extreme acidophiles from acid mine drainage and industrial bioleaching environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:2079-2088.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Ferroplasma acidarmanus" Edwards et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Parent taxon: Ferroplasma Golyshina et al. 2000

Assigned by: Dopson M, Baker-Austin C, Hind A, Bowman JP, Bond PL. Characterization of Ferroplasma isolates and Ferroplasma acidarmanus sp. nov., extreme acidophiles from acid mine drainage and industrial bioleaching environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:2079-2088.

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Record number: 800981