Species Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus
Name: Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus Huber et al. 1984
Etymology: ther.mo.li.tho.tro.phi.cus. Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; Gr. masc. n. lithos, stone; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. thermolithotrophicus, grows lithotrophically at elevated temperatures
Type strain: ATCC 35097; DSM 2095; JCM 10549; OCM 138; SN-1
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16S rRNA gene:
M59128
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Effective publication: Huber H, Thomm M, König H, Thies G, Stetter KO. Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, a novel thermophilic lithotrophic methanogen. Arch. Microbiol. 1982; 132:47-50.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Methanococcus.
- Complete authorship reads: Huber, Thomm and Stetter 1984 in Huber, Thomm, König, Thies and Stetter 1982.
Parent taxon: Methanococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Huber H, Thomm M, König H, Thies G, Stetter KO. Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, a novel thermophilic lithotrophic methanogen. Arch. Microbiol. 1982; 132:47-50.
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Record number: 777856