Name: Methanotorris igneus (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanococcus igneus Burggraf et al. 1990

Etymology: i.gne.us. L. masc. adj. igneus, belonging to the fire, denoting its high growth temperature

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 5666; JCM 11834; Kol 5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59125 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Whitman WB. Genus II. Methanotorris gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 245-246.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanococcus igneus Burggraf et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Methanoignis igneus" (Burggraf et al. 1990) Boone et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanotorris Whitman 2002. Publication: Whitman WB. Genus II. Methanotorris gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 245-246.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Methanotorris igneus (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Methanotorris Whitman 2002

Assigned by: Whitman WB. Genus II. Methanotorris gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 245-246.

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