Name: Methanocaldococcus infernus (Jeanthon et al. 1998) Whitman 2002
Basonym: Methanococcus infernus Jeanthon et al. 1998
Etymology: in.fer’nus. L. masc. adj. infernus, of the lower regions, referring to the place of isolation, deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Type strain: DSM 11812; JCM 15783; ME
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AF025822 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Whitman WB. Genus I. Methanocaldococcus gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 243-245.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Methanococcus infernus Jeanthon et al. 1998 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Methanocaldococcus Whitman 2002
Assigned by: Whitman WB. Genus I. Methanocaldococcus gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 243-245.
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