WoRMS taxon details
Petrotoga Davey, Wood, Key, Nakamura & Stahl, 1993
415800 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415800)
accepted
Genus
marine
Davey, M. E.; Wood, W. A.; Key, R.; Nakamura, K.; Stahl, D. (1993). Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the 'Thermotogales. <em>Syst. Appl. Microbiol.</em> 16:191-200., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80467-4 [details]
WoRMS (2026). Petrotoga Davey, Wood, Key, Nakamura & Stahl, 1993. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415800 on 2026-09-16
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Nomenclature
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Davey, M. E.; Wood, W. A.; Key, R.; Nakamura, K.; Stahl, D. (1993). Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the 'Thermotogales. <em>Syst. Appl. Microbiol.</em> 16:191-200., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80467-4 [details]