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Species Methanoeremita antiquus
Name: Methanoeremita antiquus (Mochimaru et al. 2016) Zhou et al. 2024
Basonym: Methanomicrobium antiquum Mochimaru et al. 2016
Etymology: an.ti’quus. L. masc. adj. antiquus, old, ancient
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … an-TI-kwuus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 21220; MobH; NBRC 104160
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB370246
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhou YZ, Lai MC, You YT, Lai SJ, Wu SY, Hung CC, Ding JY, Shih CJ, Wu YC, Zhang WL, et al. Methanochimaera problematica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanoarchaeon isolated from cold seep sediment and reclassification of Methanomicrobium antiquum as Methanoeremita antiquus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6593. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6650.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methanomicrobium antiquum Mochimaru et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanoeremita Zhou et al. 2024.
Publication:
Zhou YZ, Lai MC, You YT, Lai SJ, Wu SY, Hung CC, Ding JY, Shih CJ, Wu YC, Zhang WL, et al. Methanochimaera problematica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanoarchaeon isolated from cold seep sediment and reclassification of Methanomicrobium antiquum as Methanoeremita antiquus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6593. 🇹🇼
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanoeremita Zhou et al. 2024.
Publication:
Zhou YZ, Lai MC, You YT, Lai SJ, Wu SY, Hung CC, Ding JY, Shih CJ, Wu YC, Zhang WL, et al. Methanochimaera problematica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanoarchaeon isolated from cold seep sediment and reclassification of Methanomicrobium antiquum as Methanoeremita antiquus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6593.
Parent taxon: Methanoeremita Zhou et al. 2024
Assigned by:
Zhou YZ, Lai MC, You YT, Lai SJ, Wu SY, Hung CC, Ding JY, Shih CJ, Wu YC, Zhang WL, et al. Methanochimaera problematica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanoarchaeon isolated from cold seep sediment and reclassification of Methanomicrobium antiquum as Methanoeremita antiquus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6593. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 55603
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