Name: "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus maritimus" Könneke et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ma.ri’ti.mus. L. masc. adj. maritimus, of the sea, marine, referring to Ursus maritimus from which the strains were isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-97; NCIMB 15022; SCM1

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16S rRNA gene: DQ085097 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Konneke M, Bernhard AE, de la Torre JR, Walker CB, Waterbury JB, Stahl DA. Isolation of an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing marine archaeon. Nature 2005; 437:543-546.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Nitrosopumilus maritimus Qin et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nitrosopumilus maritimus Qin et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus" Könneke et al. 2005. Publication: Konneke M, Bernhard AE, de la Torre JR, Walker CB, Waterbury JB, Stahl DA. Isolation of an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing marine archaeon. Nature 2005; 437:543-546.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus" Könneke et al. 2005

Assigned by: Konneke M, Bernhard AE, de la Torre JR, Walker CB, Waterbury JB, Stahl DA. Isolation of an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing marine archaeon. Nature 2005; 437:543-546.

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Record number: 946