Name: "Methanarmilla" Protasov and Brune 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.than.ar.mil’la. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; L. fem. n. armilla, bracelet; N.L. fem. n. Methanarmilla, methane-producing bracelet, referring to the short chains of cells formed by the type species (no connecting vowel because second stem starts with a vowel)

Gender: feminine (stem: Methanarmill-)

Type species: "Methanarmilla wolinii" (Miller and Lin 2002) Protasov and Brune 2023

Original publication: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Methanobinarius" Protasov and Brune 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Methanacia" Protasov and Brune 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Methanoflexus" Protasov and Brune 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Methanobaculum" Protasov and Brune 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Methanocatella" Protasov and Brune 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981. Publication: Miller TL, Lin C. Description of Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii sp. nov., Methanobrevibacter thaueri sp. nov., Methanobrevibacter woesei sp. nov. and Methanobrevibacter wolinii sp. nov.. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:819-822.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Protasov and Brune) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Protasov et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; KCTC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Methanarmilla boviskoreani" (Lee et al. 2013) Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Methanarmilla wolinii" (Miller and Lin 2002) Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Methanobacteriaceae Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Protasov E, Nonoh JO, Kastle Silva JM, Mies US, Herve V, Dietrich C, Lang K, Mikulski L, Platt K, Poehlein A, et al. Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1281628.

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Record number: 41708