Methanoflexus

Citation

Formal styling

Methanoflexus Protasov et al., 2023 (valid 2024)

Effective publication

Protasov et al., 2023

SeqCode status

Valid (SeqCode)

Register List

seqco.de/r:hfttq0ec (validated)

Canonical URL

https://seqco.de/i:32447

Nomenclature

Rank

Genus

Inferred stem

Methanoflex-

Syllabication

Me.tha.no.fle'xus

Etymology

N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; L. masc. n. flexus, a bending, turning, winding; N.L. masc. n. Methanoflexus, methane-producing (organism) with a curved shape

Nomenclatural type

Methanoflexus curvatus^Ts

Nomenclatural status

Validly published under the SeqCode

Taxonomy

Description

The genus is defined by relative evolutionary divergence (RED) and phylogenomic analysis as a monophyletic group. Curved rods that occur singly, in pairs, or in chains. Gram positive. Nonmotile. Strict anaerobe. Require yeast extract or rumen fluid for growth. Optimum temperature is 30 °C. Use H2 + CO2 as substrates for methanogenesis.

Classification

Archaea » Methanobacteriota » Methanobacteria » Methanobacteriales » Methanobacteriaceae » Methanoflexus

Parent

Methanobacteriaceae

Children (2)

• Methanoflexus curvatus^Ts
• Methanoflexus mossambicus

Metadata

Outside links and data sources

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Wikispecies: Methanoflexus (see reference source)

Search sequences

• Seach in NCBI Nucleotide

Local history

• This name was last modified 5 months ago
• Submission process status
• Quality checks before valid publication

Registered by

Protasov, Evgenii about 1 year ago

Submitted by

Protasov, Evgenii 7 months ago

Curators

• Palmer, Marike (nomenclature)
• Rodriguez-R, Luis M (genomics)

Validated by

Rodriguez-R, Luis M 5 months ago

Date of priority

2024-04-16 06:48 PM (UTC)