Name: "Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus" Kizina et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ar.chae.o’vo.rus. Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, ancient; N.L. masc. adj. archaeus; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. masc. adj. archaeovorus, archaea [ancient microorganisms] devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ar-k^ha͡e-O-wo-rus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: LiM

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16S rRNA gene: CP019384 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Kizina J, Jordan SFA, Martens GA, Lonsing A, Probian C, Kolovou A, Santarella-Mellwig R, Rhiel E, Littmann S, Markert S, et al. Methanosaeta and "Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus". Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0240721.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Velamenicoccus" Kizina et al. 2022. Publication: Kizina J, Jordan SFA, Martens GA, Lonsing A, Probian C, Kolovou A, Santarella-Mellwig R, Rhiel E, Littmann S, Markert S, et al. Methanosaeta and "Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus". Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0240721.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Velamenicoccus" Kizina et al. 2022

Assigned by: Kizina J, Jordan SFA, Martens GA, Lonsing A, Probian C, Kolovou A, Santarella-Mellwig R, Rhiel E, Littmann S, Markert S, et al. Methanosaeta and "Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus". Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0240721.

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Record number: 26890