Name: "Candidatus Methyloacida kamchatkensis" Islam et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: kam.chat.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kamchatkensis, referring to Kamchatka

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kam-k^hat-KEN-sis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: JCM 30608; kam1; KCTC 4682

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF127896 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Islam T, Jensen S, Reigstad LJ, Larsen O, Birkeland NK. Methane oxidation at 55 degrees C and pH 2 by a thermoacidophilic bacterium belonging to the Verrucomicrobia phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:300-304. 🇳🇴

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Correct name: Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense Ratnadevi et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense Ratnadevi et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense" Erikstad et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense" Op den Camp et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methyloacida" Islam et al. 2008. Publication: Islam T, Jensen S, Reigstad LJ, Larsen O, Birkeland NK. Methane oxidation at 55 degrees C and pH 2 by a thermoacidophilic bacterium belonging to the Verrucomicrobia phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:300-304. 🇳🇴

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methyloacida" Islam et al. 2008

Assigned by: Islam T, Jensen S, Reigstad LJ, Larsen O, Birkeland NK. Methane oxidation at 55 degrees C and pH 2 by a thermoacidophilic bacterium belonging to the Verrucomicrobia phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:300-304. 🇳🇴

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