Name: "Methanocatella woesei" (Miller and Lin 2002) Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanobrevibacter woesei Miller and Lin 2002

Etymology: woe’se.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. woesei, of Woese, named in honor of Carl R. Woese for his pioneering contributions to the understanding of the phylogeny of methanogens and other microorganisms

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 11979; GS; OCM 815

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16S rRNA gene: U55237 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 woesei Miller and Lin 2002

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanobrevibacter woesei Miller and Lin 2002	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: 41763