Zestosphaera

Citation

Formal styling

Zestosphaera St John et al. 2021

Effective publication

St. John et al., 2019

SeqCode status

Valid (ICNP)

Canonical URL

https://seqco.de/i:23596

Nomenclature

Rank

Genus

Inferred stem

Zestosphaer-

Syllabication

Zes.to.sphae'ra

Etymology

Gr. adj. zestos, hot, boiling; Gr. fem. n. sphaera, a ball, a sphere; N.L. fem. n. Zestosphaera, a hot sphere

Nomenclatural type

Zestosphaera tikiterensis^T

Nomenclatural status

Validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomy

Description

Non-motile coccoid cells, approximately 1 µm in diameter. Optimal growth at pH 6.0, 82-83°C. Obligate anaerobe. Thiosulfate required for growth. Heterotrophic, with growth observed on yeast extract, gelatin, casamino acids, and tryptone. Isolated from hot springs. The type species is Zestosphaera tikiterensis.

Classification

Archaea » Thermoproteota » Thermoprotei » Desulfurococcales » Desulfurococcaceae » Zestosphaera

Parent

Desulfurococcaceae ncbi assigned in St. John et al., 2019

Children (1)

• Zestosphaera tikiterensis^T ncbigtdb

Taxonomic status

Correct name

Metadata

Outside links and data sources

• NCBI Taxonomy: 2303493
• GTDB Tree: g__Zestosphaera
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
• Wikispecies: Zestosphaera (see reference source)

Search sequences

• Seach in NCBI Nucleotide
• NCBI Genomes table

Local history

• This name was last modified 10 months ago
• Submission process status
• Quality checks before valid publication

Registered by

St. John, Emily about 2 years ago

Curators

• Rodriguez-R, Luis M

Reported valid by

Rodriguez-R, Luis M over 1 year ago