Name: Moorella thermoautotrophica (Wiegel et al. 1982) Collins et al. 1994
Basonym: Clostridium thermautotrophicum corrig. Wiegel et al. 1982
Etymology: ther.mo.au.to.tro’phi.ca. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. pron. autos, self; Gr. masc./fem. adj. trophos, a feeder; N.L. fem. adj. thermoautotrophica, self-feeding in heat, indicating that the organism grows at elevated temperatures and uses CO2 as its principal carbon source for growth
Type strain: ATCC 33924; DSM 1974; JW 701/3
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16S rRNA gene: X77849 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA. The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:812-826.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
Correct name: Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994
Name | Kind |
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Clostridium thermaceticum corrig. Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Clostridium thermoautotrophicum Wiegel et al. 1982 | homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
Clostridium thermautotrophicum corrig. Wiegel et al. 1982 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name |
Clostridium thermoaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Moorella Collins et al. 1994
Assigned by: Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA. The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:812-826.
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