Name: Staphylothermus marinus Stetter and Fiala 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43588; DSM 3639; F1; F1 - DSM 3639; JCM 9404

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99560 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fiala G, Stetter KO, Jannasch HW, Langworthy TA, Madon J. Staphylothermus marinus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of extremely thermophilic submarine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing up to 98°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:106-113.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Staphylothermus Stetter and Fiala 1986. Publication: Fiala G, Stetter KO, Jannasch HW, Langworthy TA, Madon J. Staphylothermus marinus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of extremely thermophilic submarine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing up to 98°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:106-113.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Stetter and Fiala) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Fiala et al.).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Staphylothermus Stetter and Fiala 1986

Assigned by: Fiala G, Stetter KO, Jannasch HW, Langworthy TA, Madon J. Staphylothermus marinus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of extremely thermophilic submarine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing up to 98°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:106-113.

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Record number: 781231