Species Ferroplasma cupricumulans

Name: Ferroplasma cupricumulans Hawkes et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cu.pri.cu’mu.lans. L. neut. n. cuprum, copper; L. pres. part. cumulans, heaping up, accumulating; N.L. neut. part. adj. cupricumulans, copper-accumulating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fer-ro-PLAS-ma ku-pri-KU-mu-lans, neuter

Type strain: BH 2; DSM 16651; JCM 13668

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY907888 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hawkes RB, Franzmann PD, O'Hara G, Plumb JJ. Ferroplasma cupricumulans sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic, acidophilic archaeon isolated from an industrial-scale chalcocite bioleach heap. Extremophiles 2006; 10:525-530. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 119. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Acidiplasma cupricumulans (Hawkes et al. 2008) Golyshina et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidiplasma cupricumulans (Hawkes et al. 2008) Golyshina et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ferroplasma cupricumulans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Ferroplasma.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, Ferroplasma cupricumulans is erroneously cited as Ferroplasma cupricumulans Hawkes, Franzmann (O'Hara and Plumb 2005). — 🧍 In the effective publication, the etymology is erroneously cited as follows: N.L. net. n. cuprum copper, L. part. pres. cumulans heaping up. — 🧍 In the paper by Hawkes et al. 2007, the name of the third author (O'Hara) is erroneously given as O'hara. — 🧍 The nomenclatural type has been provided on validation; i.e. in the effective publication the word "type" is omitted. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 119. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1-2.

Parent taxon: Ferroplasma Golyshina et al. 2000

Assigned by: Hawkes RB, Franzmann PD, O'Hara G, Plumb JJ. Ferroplasma cupricumulans sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic, acidophilic archaeon isolated from an industrial-scale chalcocite bioleach heap. Extremophiles 2006; 10:525-530. 🇦🇺

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