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Species "Pyrococcus abyssi"
Name: "Pyrococcus abyssi" Erauso et al. 1993
Etymology: a.bys’si. L. gen. fem. n. abyssi, bottomless, immense depth, living within the ocean depths
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-BYS-si, masculine
Nomenclatural type: CNCM I-1302; GE5
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY099167
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Erauso G, Reysenbach AL, Godfroy A, Meunier JR, Crump B, Partensky F, Baross JA, Marteinsson V, Barbier G, Pace NR, et al. Pyrococcus abyssi sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:338-349. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Pyrococcus Fiala and Stetter 1986
Assigned by:
Erauso G, Reysenbach AL, Godfroy A, Meunier JR, Crump B, Partensky F, Baross JA, Marteinsson V, Barbier G, Pace NR, et al. Pyrococcus abyssi sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:338-349.
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Record number: 789764
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