Name: Syntrophotalea acetylenica (Schink 1986) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pelobacter acetylenicus Schink 1986

Etymology: a.ce.ty.le’ni.ca. N.L. neut. n. acetylenum, acetylene; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. acetylenica, referring to acetylene utilization

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: syn-tro-p^ho-TA-le-a a-ke-ty-LE-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 3246; NBRC 103808; WoAcy1 DSM2348

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X70955 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pelobacter acetylenicus Schink 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Syntrophotalea Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

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Record number: 17464