Name: Ignicoccus islandicus Huber et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: is.lan’di.cus. N.L. masc. adj. islandicus, pertaining to Iceland, Icelandic, describing the location of its first isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: i-n͡gni-KOK-kus is-LAN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700957; DSM 13165; Ko18; Kol8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99562 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huber H, Burggraf S, Mayer T, Wyschkony I, Rachel R, Stetter KO. Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp nov and Ignicoccus pacificus sp nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2093-2100. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ignicoccus Huber et al. 2000. Publication: Huber H, Burggraf S, Mayer T, Wyschkony I, Rachel R, Stetter KO. Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp nov and Ignicoccus pacificus sp nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2093-2100. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Huber, Burggraf and Stetter 2000 in Huber, Burggraf, Mayer, Wyschkony, Rachel and Stetter 2000. — 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Huber, Burggraf, Mayer and Stetter.

Parent taxon: Ignicoccus Huber et al. 2000

Assigned by: Huber H, Burggraf S, Mayer T, Wyschkony I, Rachel R, Stetter KO. Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp nov and Ignicoccus pacificus sp nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2093-2100. 🇩🇪

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