Species "Methanocatella smithii"

Name: "Methanocatella smithii" (Balch and Wolfe 1981) Protasov and Brune 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanobrevibacter smithii Balch and Wolfe 1981

Etymology: smi’thi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. smithii, of Smith, named after P.H. Smith, who isolated the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-ka-TEL-la SMI-t^hi-i, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 35061; DSM 861; OCM 144; PS

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U55233 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 smithii Balch and Wolfe 1981

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanobrevibacter smithii Balch and Wolfe 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Methanocatella" 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: "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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