Name: Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983
Etymology: De.sul.fu.ro.coc.cus. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, suffix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote (in compound words); N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Desulfurococcus, the sulfur-reducing coccus
Gender: masculine (stem: Desulfurococc-)
Type species: Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Prangishvilli D, Schäfer W, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Holz I, Palm P. Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:304-317.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Desulfurococcus amylolyticus Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfurococcus fermentans Perevalova et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis Kublanov et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfurococcus mobilis Zillig and Stetter 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desulfurococcaceae Zillig and Stetter 1983
Assigned by: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Prangishvilli D, Schäfer W, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Holz I, Palm P. Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:304-317.
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Record number: 517030