Caminicella

Abstract Ca.mi'ni.cel'la. L. gen. n. camini of a chimney, relating to the hydrothermal chimney origin; L. fem. n. cella cell; N.L. fem. n. caminicella cell from a hydrothermal chimney. Gram‐stain‐negative. Motile, sporeforming, rod‐shaped cells. Thermophilic. Adapted to the pH and salinity of the ocean. Anaerobic and heterotrophic. Ferments proteinaceous substrates and carbohydrates. Member of the family Clostridiaceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons (Figure 1). DNA G + C content ( mol %): 24.2. Type species : Caminicella sporogenes Alain, Pignet, Zbinden, Quillevere, Duchiron, Donval, Lesongeur, Raguenes, Crassous, Querellou and Cambon‐Bonavita 2002, 1627 VP . Taxonomic and Nomenclature Notes According to the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN), the taxonomic status of the genus Caminicella is: correct name (last update, February 2025) * . LPSN classification: Bacteria / Bacillati / Bacillota / Clostridia / Eubacteriales / Clostridiaceae / Caminicella The genus Caminicella can also be recovered in the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) as g__Caminicella (version v220) ** . GTDB classification: d__Bacteria / p__Bacillota_A / c__Clostridia / o__Peptostreptococcales / f__Caminicellaceae / g__Caminicella * Meier‐Kolthoff et al. ( 2022 ). Nucleic Acids Res , 50 , D801 – D807 ; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab902 ** Parks et al. ( 2022 ). Nucleic Acids Res , 50 , D785 – D794 ; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab776