Name: "Candidatus Geothermarchaeum rappei" Adam et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: rap.pe’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. rappei, named after Michael Rappé, in honor of his contributions to microbial ecology, including obtaining the original samples from the Juan de Fuca Ridge used in this study

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: Geothermarchaeota archaeon JdFR-14; JdFR-14

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Original publication: Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651. 🇩🇪

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 Geothermarchaeum" Adam et al. 2022. Publication: Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Geothermarchaeum" Adam et al. 2022

Assigned by: Adam PS, Kolyfetis GE, Bornemann TLV, Vorgias CE, Probst AJ. Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm9651. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 35952