Name: "Methanofilum arcanum" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.ca’num. L. neut. adj. arcanum, hidden mysterious, referring to the fact that members of this genus have so far escaped enrichment and isolation

Pronunciation, gender: ar-KA-num, neuter

Nomenclatural type: Xx448_bin9; Xx448_bin9TS

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Original publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kästle Silva JM, Mies US, Hervé 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. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Methanofilum" Protasov and Brune 2023. Publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kästle Silva JM, Mies US, Hervé 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. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).

Parent taxon: "Methanofilum" Protasov and Brune 2023

Assigned by: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kästle Silva JM, Mies US, Hervé 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. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.

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Record number: 41729