Name: "Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" Wu et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.tro.car.bo’nis. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock; L. masc. n. carbo, coal; N.L. gen. masc. n. petrocarbonis, of coal from a rock

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: CCAM 1872; JCM 39528; LWZ-6

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Original publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis Wu et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis Wu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Methanosuratus petracarbonis" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Methanosuratincola" Wu et al. 2024. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • ⏰ According to Wu et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Candidatus Methanosuratus petracarbonis" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016. Publication: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016.

Parent taxon: "Methanosuratincola" Wu et al. 2024

Assigned by: Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱

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