Species "Candidatus Methanovirga basalitermitum"

Name: "Candidatus Methanovirga basalitermitum" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus

Etymology: ba.sa.li.ter’mi.tum. N.L. masc./fem. adj. basalis, basal; L. masc. n. termes, a woodworm, a termite; N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. basalitermitum, of lower (basal) termites

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-WIR-ga ba-sa-li-TER-mi-tum, feminine

Nomenclatural type: Ncb351_bin114; Ncb351_bin114TS

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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

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: "Methanovirga" 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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Record number: 41739

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