Name: Thermococcus siculi Grote et al. 2000
Etymology: si’cu.li. L. neut. adj. siculum, deep-sea (according to Grote et al. 2000, the Latin noun siculum was used by Ovid) (also as noun); L. gen. masc. n. siculi, of the dee-sea, referring to the location of the sample site, a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ther-mo-KOK-kus SI-ku-li, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-270; DSM 12349; RG-20
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16S rRNA gene:
AB055126
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Grote R, Li L, Tamaoka J, Kato C, Horikoshi K, Antranikian G. Thermococcus siculi sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Extremophiles 1999; 3:55-62. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 74. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:949-950.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Grote R, Li L, Tamaoka J, Kato C, Horikoshi K, Antranikian G. Thermococcus siculi sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Extremophiles 1999; 3:55-62. 🇩🇪
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