Name: Methylophilus Jenkins et al. 1987
Etymology: Me.thy.lo.phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. methylum, the methyl radical; from French masc. n. méthyle; from French masc. n. méthylène; from Gr. neut. n. methy, wine; from Gr. fem. n. hylê, wood; N.L. neut. n. methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. n. Methylophilus, methyl radical loving
Gender: masculine (stem: Methylophil-)
Type species: Methylophilus methylotrophus Jenkins et al. 1987
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Valid publication: Jenkins O, Byrom D, Jones D. Methylophilus: a new genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:446-448.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 9
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Methylophilus aquaticus Kaparullina et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus flavus Gogleva et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus glucosoxydans Doronina et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus leisingeri corrig. Doronina and Trotsenko 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus leisingerii Doronina and Trotsenko 2001 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Methylophilus luteus Gogleva et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus methylotrophus Jenkins et al. 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus quaylei Doronina et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylophilus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Methylophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Methylophilaceae 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. 770.
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