SeqCode Registry
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Register list for 7 new names including Methanomethylicus gen. nov.

Submitted by Nguyen, Huong

Table 1: Complete list of names proposed in the current register list.

Proposed Taxon Etymology Description Parent Taxon Type Registry URL
Phylum Methanomethylicota [Me.tha.no.me.thy.li.co'ta] N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, referring to the type genus Methanomethylicus; -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Methanomethylicota, the Methanomethylicus phylum Archaea Methanomethylicus seqco.de/i:23980
Class Methanomethylicia [Me.tha.no.me.thy.li'ci.a] N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, referring to the type genus Methanomethylicus; -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. neut. pl. n. Methanomethylicia, the Methanomethylicus class
Vanwonterghem et al. (2016): The description is the same as for the genus Methanomethylicus. Suff. -ia, ending to denote a class. Type order: Methanomethyliales, ord. nov.
Methanomethylicota Methanomethylicus seqco.de/i:23972
Order Methanomethylicales [Me.tha.no.me.thy.li.ca'les] N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, referring to the type genus Methanomethylicus; -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanomethylicales, the Methanomethylicus order
The description is the same as for the genus Methanomethylicus.
Methanomethylicia Methanomethylicus seqco.de/i:23979
Family Methanomethylicaceae [Me.tha.no.me.thy.li.ca'ce.ae] N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, referring to the type genus Methanomethylicus; -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanomethylicaceae, the Methanomethylicus family
The description is the same as for the genus Methanomethylicus. Type genus: Methanomethylicus, gen. nov.
Methanomethylicales Methanomethylicus seqco.de/i:23978
Genus Methanomethylicus [Me.tha.no.me.thy'li.cus] N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; N.L. masc. adj. methylicus, pertaining to the methyl group; N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylicus, methane producing organism growing on methyl groups
Methanomethylicaceae Methanomethylicus mesodigestusTs seqco.de/i:23973
Species Methanomethylicus mesodigestusTs [me.so.di.ges'tus] Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; L. masc. perf. part. digestus, that has a good digestion; N.L. masc. adj. mesodigestus, referring to a mesophilic digester
This organism is inferred to be capable of methylotrophic methanogenesis, is non-motile, and not cultivated, represented by near-complete population genomes V1 (type strain) and V2 obtained from anaerobic digesters.
Methanomethylicus NCBI Assembly: GCA_001717005.1 Ts seqco.de/i:23974
Species Methanomethylicus oleisabuli [o.le.i.sa'bu.li] L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. neut. n. sabulum, sand; N.L. gen. n. oleisabuli, of oil sand
This organism is inferred to be capable of methylotrophic methanogenesis, is non-motile, and not cultivated, represented by a near-complete population genome V3 obtained from an iso-alkane degrading enrichment culture from tailings ponds.
Methanomethylicus NCBI Assembly: GCA_001717025.1 Ts seqco.de/i:23975