Name: Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988
Etymology: Me.tha.no.ha.lo.phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; from French masc. n. méthyle; from Chem. neut. suff. -ane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. n. Methanohalophilus, salt-loving methanogen
Gender: masculine (stem: Methanohalophil-)
Type species: Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek and Smith 1988
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Paterek JR, Smith PH. Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:122-123.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 9
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Methanohalophilus euhalobius" Davidova et al. 1997 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al. 1991 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanohalophilus levihalophilus Katayama et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek and Smith 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanohalophilus oregonense Liu et al. 1990 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Methanohalophilus oregonensis corrig. Liu et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Methanohalophilus portucalensis Boone et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanohalophilus profundi L'Haridon et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Methanosarcinaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981
Assigned by: Paterek JR, Smith PH. Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:122-123.
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Record number: 517073