Name: "Methanocatella oralis" (Ferrari et al. 1995) Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanobrevibacter oralis Ferrari et al. 1995

Etymology: o.ra’lis. L. neut. n. os, mouth (gen. oris); L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. fem. adj. oralis, pertaining to the mouth

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 7256; JCM 30027; ZR

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE654003 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 oralis Ferrari et al. 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanobrevibacter oralis Ferrari et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).

Parent taxon: "Methanocatella" 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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Record number: 41761