Name: Petrotoga Davey et al. 1993
Etymology: Pe.tro.to.ga. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock, stone; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Petrotoga, the stone outer garment
Gender: feminine (stem: Petrotog-)
Type species: Petrotoga miotherma Davey et al. 1993
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Davey ME, Wood WA, Key R, Nakamura K, Stahl D. Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:191-200.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 47. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:864-865.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 7
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Petrotoga halophila Miranda-Tello et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Petrotoga japonica" Purwasena et al. 2014 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Petrotoga mexicana Miranda-Tello et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Petrotoga miotherma Davey et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Petrotoga mobilis Lien et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Petrotoga olearia L'Haridon et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Petrotoga sibirica L'Haridon et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Petrotogaceae Bhandari and Gupta 2014
Assigned by: Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.
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Record number: 517098