Name: Sulfolobus solfataricus Zillig et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sol.fa.ta’ri.cus. N.L. masc. adj. solfataricus, pertaining to solfatara, living in solfatara habitats

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35091; DSM 1616; IFO 15331; JCM 8930; NBRC 15331; P1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D26490 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Wunderl S, Schulz W, Priess H, Scholz I. The Sulfolobus- "Caldariella" group: taxonomy on the basis of the structure of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Arch. Mikrobiol. 1980; 125:259-269.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 5. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:676-677.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Saccharolobus solfataricus (Zillig et al. 1980) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharolobus solfataricus (Zillig et al. 1980) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sulfolobus solfataricus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sulfolobus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 1523 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sulfolobus Brock et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Wunderl S, Schulz W, Priess H, Scholz I. The Sulfolobus- "Caldariella" group: taxonomy on the basis of the structure of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Arch. Mikrobiol. 1980; 125:259-269.

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Record number: 782315