Name: "Candidatus Methanotowutia igneaquae" Ou et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ig.ne.a’quae. L. masc. adj. igneus, of fire; L. fem. n. aqua, freshwater, pertaining to freshwater habitats; N.L. gen. n. igneaquae, from/of water of fire, referring to the volcanic lake environment

Gender: feminine

Type strain: TDP8

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Original publication: Ou YF, Dong HP, McIlroy SJ, Crowe SA, Hallam SJ, Han P, Kallmeyer J, Simister RL, Vuillemin A, Leu AO, et al. Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. ISME J 2022; 16:2373-2387.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methanotowutia" Ou et al. 2022. Publication: Ou YF, Dong HP, McIlroy SJ, Crowe SA, Hallam SJ, Han P, Kallmeyer J, Simister RL, Vuillemin A, Leu AO, et al. Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. ISME J 2022; 16:2373-2387.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanotowutia" Ou et al. 2022

Assigned by: Ou YF, Dong HP, McIlroy SJ, Crowe SA, Hallam SJ, Han P, Kallmeyer J, Simister RL, Vuillemin A, Leu AO, et al. Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. ISME J 2022; 16:2373-2387.

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Record number: 36977