Name: "Candidatus Hecatella orcuttiae" Adam et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: or.cut’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. orcuttiae, named after Beth Orcutt, in honor of her contributions to microbial ecology, including studies on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: JdFR-11

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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 Hecatella" 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 Hecatella" 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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