Name: Geothrix Coates et al. 1999
Etymology: Ge’o.thrix. Gr. fem. n. Gaîa, Earth; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Geothrix, hair-like cell from the earth
Gender: feminine (stem: Geotrich-)
Type species: Geothrix fermentans Coates et al. 1999
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Valid publication: Coates JD, Ellis DJ, Gaw CV, Lovley DR. Geothrix fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1615-1622.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 12
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Geothrix alkalitolerans Han et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix edaphica Itoh et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix fermentans Coates et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix fuzhouensis Han et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix limicola Itoh et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Geothrix odensensis" Kristensen et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Geothrix oryzae Itoh et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix oryzisoli Han et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix paludis Han et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geothrix rubra Itoh et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Geothrix skivensis" Kristensen et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Geothrix terrae Han et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Holophagaceae Fukunaga et al. 2008
Assigned by: Fukunaga Y, Kurahashi M, Yanagi K, Yokota A, Harayama S. Acanthopleuribacter pedis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a chiton, and description of Acanthopleuribacteraceae fam. nov., Acanthopleuribacterales ord. nov., Holophagaceae fam. nov., Holophagales ord. nov. and Holophagae classis nov. in the phylum 'Acidobacteria'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2597-2601.
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