Name DOI
10.1601/nm.229
Name
 Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Maestrojuán et al. 1992
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Maestrojuán et al. 1992
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= = = =)
Proper Form
Methanosarcina barkeri Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Maestrojuán et al. 1992
Nomenclatural History
The species Methanosarcina barkeri was originally described by Schnellen 1947. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was placed onto the nomina taxorum conservanda by Judicial Opinion 63 in 1986. Bryant and Boone published an emended description of this species in 1987. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Maestrojuán et al. in 1992.
Citation
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Source File
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References

  1. Schnellen CGTP. "Dissertation: Onderzoekingen over de methaangisting." Delft University of Technology, 1947, p. 1-137.
  2. Bryant MP, Boone DR. Emended description of strain MS (DSM 800), the type strain of Methanosarcina barkeri. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:169-170. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-37-2-169.
  3. Mah RA, Kuhn DA. Rejection of the Type Species Methanosarcina methanica (Approved Lists 1980), Conservation of the Genus Methanosarcina with Methanosarcina barkeri (Approved Lists 1980) as the Type Species, and Emendation of the Genus Methanosarcina. Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:266-267. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-34-2-266.
  4. Judicial Commission. Opinion 63: Rejection of the Type Species Methanosarcina methanica (Approved Lists, 1980) and Conservation of the Genus Methanosarcina (Approved Lists, 1980) emend. Mah and Kuhn 1984 with Methanosarcina barkeri (Approved Lists, 1980) as the Type Species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:492-492. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-36-3-492.
  5. Maestrojuán GM, Boone JE, Mah RA, Menaia JAGF, Sachs MS, Boone DR. Taxonomy and halotolerance of mesophilic Methanosarcina strains, assignment of strains to species, and synonymy of Methanosarcina mazei and Methanosarcina frisia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:561-567. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-42-4-561.
  6. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.