Name: "Candidatus Altarchaeia" Rinke et al. 2021

Category: Class

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Alt.ar.chae’i.a. N.L. neut. pl. n. Altarchaeia, the Altarchaeum class

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: alt-ar-K^HA͡E-i-a, neuter

Type genus: "Candidatus Altarchaeum" corrig. Probst et al. 2014

Original publication: Rinke C, Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Davin AA, Waite DW, Whitman WB, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. A standardized archaeal taxonomy for the Genome Taxonomy Database. Nat Microbiol 2021; 6:946-959. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Altiarchaeia" Chuvochina et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Altarchaeales" corrig. Probst et al. 2014	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Altiarchaeales" Probst et al. 2014	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Altarchaeota" corrig. Seitz et al. 2016

Assigned by: Rinke C, Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Davin AA, Waite DW, Whitman WB, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. A standardized archaeal taxonomy for the Genome Taxonomy Database. Nat Microbiol 2021; 6:946-959. 🇦🇺

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