Name: "Vulcanococcus limneticus" Di Cesare et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.ne.ti’cus. N.L. masc. adj. limneticus, limnetic, referring to lacustrine origin of the organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: LL

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: NQLA01000085 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Di Cesare A, Cabello-Yeves PJ, Chrismas NAM, Sanchez-Baracaldo P, Salcher MM, Callieri C. Genome analysis of the freshwater planktonic Vulcanococcus limneticus sp. nov. reveals horizontal transfer of nitrogenase operon and alternative pathways of nitrogen utilization. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:259.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Vulcanococcus" Di Cesare et al. 2018. Publication: Di Cesare A, Cabello-Yeves PJ, Chrismas NAM, Sanchez-Baracaldo P, Salcher MM, Callieri C. Genome analysis of the freshwater planktonic Vulcanococcus limneticus sp. nov. reveals horizontal transfer of nitrogenase operon and alternative pathways of nitrogen utilization. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:259.

Parent taxon: "Vulcanococcus" Di Cesare et al. 2018

Assigned by: Di Cesare A, Cabello-Yeves PJ, Chrismas NAM, Sanchez-Baracaldo P, Salcher MM, Callieri C. Genome analysis of the freshwater planktonic Vulcanococcus limneticus sp. nov. reveals horizontal transfer of nitrogenase operon and alternative pathways of nitrogen utilization. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:259.

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Record number: 6672