Species ***Thermococcus* *waiotapuensis***

Name: Thermococcus waiotapuensis González et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wai.o.ta.pu.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. waiotapuensis, from the Waiotapu hot spring (New Zealand)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-KOK-kus wai-o-ta-pu-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 12768; JCM 10985; WT1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB055127 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gonzalez JM, Sheckells D, Viebahn M, Krupatkina D, Borges KM, Robb FT. Thermococcus waiotapuensis sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic archaeon isolated from a freshwater hot spring. Arch Microbiol 1999; 172:95-101. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 80. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:793-794.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Thermococcus waiotapuensis González et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983

Assigned by: Gonzalez JM, Sheckells D, Viebahn M, Krupatkina D, Borges KM, Robb FT. Thermococcus waiotapuensis sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic archaeon isolated from a freshwater hot spring. Arch Microbiol 1999; 172:95-101. 🇺🇸

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Species Thermococcus waiotapuensis

Species ***Thermococcus* *waiotapuensis***