Name: "Pseudothermotoga hypogea" (Fardeau et al. 1997) Bhandari and Gupta 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997

Etymology: hy.po.ge’a Gr. adj. hu-, pogeôs-ôn, underground, subterraneous; L. fem. adj. hypogea, under the earth, referring to the site of isolation

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 11164; NBRC 106472; NCBR 106472; SEBR 7054

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U89768 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Pseudothermotoga hypogea (Fardeau et al. 1997) Bhandari and Gupta 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudothermotoga hypogea (Fardeau et al. 1997) Bhandari and Gupta 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Pseudothermotoga Bhandari and Gupta 2014

Assigned by: Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.

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Record number: 13580