Species "Methanacia filiformis"

Name: "Methanacia filiformis" (Leadbetter et al. 1998) Protasov and Brune 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanobrevibacter filiformis Leadbetter et al. 1998

Etymology: fi.li.for’mis. L. neut. n. filum, a thread; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. filiformis, thread-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^han-A-ki-a fi-li-FOR-mis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 11501; JCM 39454; RFM-3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U82322 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanobrevibacter filiformis Leadbetter et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanobrevibacter filiformis Leadbetter et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Methanacia" Protasov and Brune 2023. Publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628. 🇩🇪
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).

Parent taxon: "Methanacia" Protasov and Brune 2023

Assigned by: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628. 🇩🇪

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