Species Thermococcus chitonophagus
Name: Thermococcus chitonophagus Huber and Stetter 1996
Etymology: chi.to.no.pha.gus. Gr. masc. n. chitôn, sheath; Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, a glutton; N.L. masc. adj. chitonophagus, the sheath degrader
Type strain: DSM 10152; GC74
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB033626
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 58. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:836-837.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Pyrococcus chitonophagus" (Huber and Stetter 1996) Lepage et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Huber and Stetter) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Huber et al.).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Pyrococcus and may be reclassified".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
- 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Huber and Stetter 1996 in Huber, Stöhr, Hohenhaus, Rachel, Burggraf, Jannasch and Stetter 1995.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264.
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Record number: 782558
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