Name: "Pyrococcus furiosus subsp. woesei" (Zillig 1988) Kanoksilapatham et al. 2004

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pyrococcus woesei Zillig 1988

Etymology: woe’se.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. woesei, referring to Woese

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … WO͡E-se-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 49860; DSM 3773; JCM 8421

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE654000 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Kanoksilapatham W, Gonzalez JM, Maeder DL, DiRuggiero J, Robb FT. A proposal to rename the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus woesei as Pyrococcus furiosus subsp. woesei. Archaea 2004; 1:277-283. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Pyrococcus woesei Zillig 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pyrococcus woesei Zillig 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Parent taxon: Pyrococcus furiosus Fiala and Stetter 1986

Assigned by: Kanoksilapatham W, Gonzalez JM, Maeder DL, DiRuggiero J, Robb FT. A proposal to rename the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus woesei as Pyrococcus furiosus subsp. woesei. Archaea 2004; 1:277-283. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 14212