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Species "Pampinifervens sericum"
Name: "Pampinifervens sericum" Palmer et al. 2025
Etymology: se’ri.cum. L. neut. n. sericum, silken, referring to the silk-like appearance of the streamer communities in many of the springs in the Rehai Geothermal Field, where genomes belonging to this species were recovered from
Pronunciation, gender: SE-ri-kum, neuter
Nomenclatural type: GMQ_2011_Aq_bin; GMQ_2011_Aq_binTs
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Original publication:
Palmer M, Nou NO, Turello LA, Power CE, Ong JC, Covington JK, Lai D, Mayali X, Reysenbach AL, Qi YL, et al. Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126644. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: "Pampinifervens" Palmer et al. 2025
Assigned by:
Palmer M, Nou NO, Turello LA, Power CE, Ong JC, Covington JK, Lai D, Mayali X, Reysenbach AL, Qi YL, et al. Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126644.
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Record number: 66852
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