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Zestosphaera

Citation

Formal styling
Zestosphaera St John et al. 2021
Proposed by
St. John et al., 2019
Status
Valid (ICNP)
Cannonical 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 tikiterensisT
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 » Crenarchaeota » Thermoprotei » Desulfurococcales » Desulfurococcaceae » Zestosphaera
Parent
Desulfurococcaceae assigned by St. John et al., 2019
Children (1)
Taxonomic status
Correct name

Metadata

Outside links and data sources
Search sequences
Local history
Registered by
Emily_StJohn about 1 year ago
Reported valid by
miguel 6 months ago

Publications (2)

Citation Title
Oren, Garrity, 2021, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology List of new names and new combinations that have appeared in effective publications outside of the IJSEM and are submitted for valid publication
St. John et al., 2019, Systematic and Applied Microbiology A new symbiotic nanoarchaeote (Candidatus Nanoclepta minutus) and its host (Zestosphaera tikiterensis gen. nov., sp. nov.) from a New Zealand hot spring
Proposed this name
Assigned this taxon


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