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Species Thermococcus marinus
Name: Thermococcus marinus Jolivet et al. 2025
Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, pertaining to marine, of sea water from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, referring to the isolation of the type strain from marine water
Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-nus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 15227; EJ1; JCM 11825
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF479012
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Jolivet E, Corre E, L'Haridon S, Forterre P, Prieur D. Thermococcus marinus sp. nov. and Thermococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., two hyperthermophilic archaea from deep-sea hydrothermal vents that resist ionizing radiation. Extremophiles 2004; 8:219-227. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Jolivet E, Corre E, L'Haridon S, Forterre P, Prieur D. Thermococcus marinus sp. nov. and Thermococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., two hyperthermophilic archaea from deep-sea hydrothermal vents that resist ionizing radiation. Extremophiles 2004; 8:219-227.
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Record number: 67886
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