Name: Pyrococcus kukulkanii Callac et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ku.kul.ka’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kukulkanii, for Kukulkan, the Pre-Columbian divinity born in the ocean, the divinity of the four elements, the creation, resurrection and reincarnation in the Mayan mythology

Pronunciation, gender: ku-kul-KA-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: BG 1337; DSM 101590; NCB 100

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP010835 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Callac N, Oger P, Lesongeur F, Rattray JE, Vannier P, Michoud G, Beauverger M, Gayet N, Rouxel O, Jebbar M, et al. Pyrococcus kukulkanii sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic, piezophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3142-3149.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pyrococcus Fiala and Stetter 1986

Assigned by: Callac N, Oger P, Lesongeur F, Rattray JE, Vannier P, Michoud G, Beauverger M, Gayet N, Rouxel O, Jebbar M, et al. Pyrococcus kukulkanii sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic, piezophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3142-3149.

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Record number: 794319