Name: Methylosinus (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993
Proposed as: gen. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: Me.thyl.o.si’nus. N.L. pref. methylo-, methyl group; L. masc. n. sinus, bend; N.L. masc. n. Methylosinus, methyl bender
Gender: masculine (stem: Methylosin-)
Type species: Methylosinus trichosporium (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Bowman JP, Sly LI, Nichols PD, Hayward AC. Revised taxonomy of the methanotrophs: description of Methylobacter gen. nov., emendation of Methylococcus, validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis species, and a proposal that the family Methylococcaceae includes only the group I methanotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:735-753.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:184.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Methylosinus pucelana" Moreira et al. 2006 | not validly published | |
Methylosinus sporium (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Methylosinus trichosporium (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Methylocystaceae Bowman 2006
Assigned by:
Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648.
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Record number: 516073