Name: Staphylothermus hellenicus Arab et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hel.le’ni.cus. Gr. masc. adj. hellênikos; N.L. masc. adj. hellenicus, Greek, pertaining to Greece, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-T^HER-mus hel-LE-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 12710; JCM 10830; P8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ012645 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Arab H, Volker H, Thomm M. Thermococcus aegaeicus sp. nov. and Staphylothermus hellenicus sp. nov., two novel hyperthermophilic archaea isolated from geothermally heated vents off Palaeochori Bay, Milos, Greece. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2101-2108. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.29764 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Staphylothermus Stetter and Fiala 1986

Assigned by: Arab H, Volker H, Thomm M. Thermococcus aegaeicus sp. nov. and Staphylothermus hellenicus sp. nov., two novel hyperthermophilic archaea isolated from geothermally heated vents off Palaeochori Bay, Milos, Greece. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2101-2108. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 781230