Name: "Candidatus Methanofishera endochildressiae" Russell et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: en.do.chil.dres’si.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. endochildressiae, Species named after host species, with "endo" representing the symbiotic association. [probably better: endobathymodioli]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-FI-s͡he-ra en-do-k^hil-DRES-si-a͡e, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 4727-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Russell SL, Pepper-Tunick E, Svedberg J, Byrne A, Ruelas Castillo J, Vollmers C, Beinart RA, Corbett-Detig R. Horizontal transmission and recombination maintain forever young bacterial symbiont genomes. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008935. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methanofishera" Russell et al. 2020. Publication: Russell SL, Pepper-Tunick E, Svedberg J, Byrne A, Ruelas Castillo J, Vollmers C, Beinart RA, Corbett-Detig R. Horizontal transmission and recombination maintain forever young bacterial symbiont genomes. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008935. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 This species was confirmed as the type species of its monotypic genus in Appendix 1 of Candidatus List No. 6.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanofishera" Russell et al. 2020

Assigned by: Russell SL, Pepper-Tunick E, Svedberg J, Byrne A, Ruelas Castillo J, Vollmers C, Beinart RA, Corbett-Detig R. Horizontal transmission and recombination maintain forever young bacterial symbiont genomes. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008935. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 31228