Name: Methanospirillum lacunae Iino et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cu’nae. L. fem. n. lacuna, pond; L. gen. fem. n. lacunae, of a pond

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 22751; JCM 16384; Ki8-1; NBRC 104920

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16S rRNA gene: AB517986 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iino T, Mori K, Suzuki K. Methanospirillum lacunae sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from a puddly soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Methanospirillum and Methanospirillum hungatei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2563-2566.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanospirillum Ferry et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iino T, Mori K, Suzuki K. Methanospirillum lacunae sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from a puddly soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Methanospirillum and Methanospirillum hungatei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2563-2566.

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Record number: 788879