Name: Desulfothermus Kuever et al. 2006
Etymology: De.sul.fo.ther.mus. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote) (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Desulfothermus, sulfate reducer living in hot places
Gender: masculine (stem: Desulfotherm-)
Type species: Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006
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Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 955-956.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.
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: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfothermus okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desulfohalobiaceae Kuever et al. 2006
Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family III. Desulfohalobiaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 948-949.
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