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Name: Thermococcus cleftensis Hensley et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: clef.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. cleftensis, referring to the Cleft segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ther-mo-KOK-kus klef-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CL1; DSM 27260; KACC 17922

16S rRNA gene: AF350369 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hensley SA, Jung JH, Park CS, Holden JF. Thermococcus paralvinellae sp. nov. and Thermococcus cleftensis sp. nov. of hyperthermophilic heterotrophs from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3655-3659. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983

Assigned by: Hensley SA, Jung JH, Park CS, Holden JF. Thermococcus paralvinellae sp. nov. and Thermococcus cleftensis sp. nov. of hyperthermophilic heterotrophs from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3655-3659. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 792309