Name: "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxygeniifera" corrig. Ettwig et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: o.xy.ge.ni.i’fe.ra. N.L. neut. n. oxygenium, oxygen; L. v. fero, to produce, to bear; N.L. fem. adj. oxygeniifera, carrying oxygen

Pronunciation, gender: o-xy-ge-ni-I-fe-ra, feminine

Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated

16S rRNA gene: FP565575 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ettwig KF, Butler MK, Le Paslier D, Pelletier E, Mangenot S, Kuypers MM, Schreiber F, Dutilh BE, Zedelius J, de Beer D, et al. Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria. Nature 2010; 464:543-548.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxygeniifera" Chuvochina et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published
    "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera" Ettwig et al. 2010	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methylomirabilis" Ettwig et al. 2010. Publication: Ettwig KF, Butler MK, Le Paslier D, Pelletier E, Mangenot S, Kuypers MM, Schreiber F, Dutilh BE, Zedelius J, de Beer D, et al. Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria. Nature 2010; 464:543-548.
  • 🧍 This species was confirmed as the type species of its monotypic genus in Appendix 1 of Candidatus List No. 6.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methylomirabilis" Ettwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Ettwig KF, Butler MK, Le Paslier D, Pelletier E, Mangenot S, Kuypers MM, Schreiber F, Dutilh BE, Zedelius J, de Beer D, et al. Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria. Nature 2010; 464:543-548.

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Record number: 800548