Name: "Methanocaldococcus jannaschii" (Jones et al. 1984) Boone et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanococcus jannaschii Jones et al. 1984

Etymology: jan.na’schi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jannaschii, of Jannasch, named for the marine microbiologist H.W. Jannasch

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … jan-NA-s͡hi-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 43067; CIP 104961; DSM 2661; JAL-1; JCM 10045; NBRC 100440; OCM 168

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB603516 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Boone, R D, Whitman WB, Rouviere P. Diversity and taxonomy of methanogens. In: Ferry JG (eds), Methanogenesis, Chapman and Hall, Inc., New York, 1993, p. 35-80. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Jones et al. 1984) Whitman 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanococcus jannaschii Jones et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Jones et al. 1984) Whitman 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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.

Parent taxon: "Methanocaldococcus" Boone et al. 1993

Assigned by: Boone, R D, Whitman WB, Rouviere P. Diversity and taxonomy of methanogens. In: Ferry JG (eds), Methanogenesis, Chapman and Hall, Inc., New York, 1993, p. 35-80. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 40305