Name: "Methanolapillus millepedarum" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mil.le.pe.da’rum. L. fem. n. millepeda, a millipede; L. gen. fem. pl. n. millepedarum, of millipedes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-la-PIL-lus mil-le-pe-DA-rum, masculine

Nomenclatural type: Ac7; DSM 114425; JCM ####; JCM 39380

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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: Methanolapillus millepedarum Protasov and Brune 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanolapillus millepedarum Protasov and Brune 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Methanolapillus" Protasov and Brune 2023. 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. 🇩🇪
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).

Parent taxon: "Methanolapillus" 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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