Name DOI
10.1601/nm.191
Name
 Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Spring et al. 2005
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Spring et al. 2005
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Maestrojuán et al. 1990
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Methanogenium Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Spring et al. 2005
Nomenclatural History
The genus Methanogenium was originally proposed by Romesser et al. 1979. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 6 in 1981. Maestrojuán et al. published an emended description of this genus in 1990. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Spring et al. in 2005.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Methanogenium Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Spring et al. 2005.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.191.
Source File
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References

  1. Formal detailed proposal: Revision of classification in nomenclature 1979
  2. List Editor. Validation List no. 6. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-31-2-215.
  3. Maestrojuán GM, Boone DR, Xun L, Mah RA, Zhang L. Transfer of Methanogenium bourgense, Methanogenium marisnigri, Methanogenium olentangyi, and Methanogenium thermophilicum to the genus Methanoculleus gen. nov., emendation of Methanoculleus marisnigri and Methanogenium, and description of new strains of Methanoculleus bourgense and Methanoculleus marisnigri. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:117-122. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-40-2-117.
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