Name: Thiomicrospira crunogena Jannasch et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cru.no’ge.na. Gr. masc. n. krounos, spring; N.L. masc. n. crunus; N.L. adj. suff. -genus -gena -genum, born from; from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget; N.L. fem. adj. crunogena, spring-born

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kru-NO-ge-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35932; DSM 12353; LMD 84; LMD 84.00; TH-55

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KJ573629 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jannasch HW, Wirsen CO, Nelson DC, Robertson LA. Thiomicrospira crunogena sp. nov., a colorless, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:422-424. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Hydrogenovibrio crunogenus (Jannasch et al. 1985) Boden et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hydrogenovibrio crunogenus (Jannasch et al. 1985) Boden et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiomicrospira crunogena is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Thiomicrospira.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2023-10-29. 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 25 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jannasch HW, Wirsen CO, Nelson DC, Robertson LA. Thiomicrospira crunogena sp. nov., a colorless, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:422-424. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 782749