Name: Thermococcus chitonophagus Huber and Stetter 1996
Etymology: chi.to.no.pha.gus. Gr. masc. n. chitôn, sheath; Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, a glutton; N.L. masc. adj. chitonophagus, the sheath degrader
Type strain: DSM 10152; GC74
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16S rRNA gene: AB033626 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 58. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:836-837.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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"Pyrococcus chitonophagus" (Huber and Stetter 1996) Lepage et al. 2004 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by: Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264.
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