Name: Marinitoga arctica Steinsbu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 2PyrY55-1; DSM 29778; JCM 30566

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16S rRNA gene: KX024844 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Steinsbu BO, Royseth V, Thorseth IH, Steen IH. Marinitoga arctica sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a Mid-Ocean Ridge vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5070-5076.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Marinitoga Wery et al. 2001

Assigned by: Steinsbu BO, Royseth V, Thorseth IH, Steen IH. Marinitoga arctica sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a Mid-Ocean Ridge vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5070-5076.

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Record number: 794922