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Name: Deltaproteobacteria Kuever et al. 2006
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. delta, name of the fourth letter of Greek alphabet (indeclinable); Gr. masc. n. Prôteus, Greek god of the sea, capable of assuming many different shapes; N.L. neut. pl. n. bacteria, plural of bacterium; N.L. neut. pl. n. Deltaproteobacteria, a class of bacteria included in the phylum Proteobacteria and having 16S rRNA gene sequences related to those of the members of the order Myxococcales (not formed from a genus name)
Type genus: Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Class IV. Deltaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 922.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Desulfuromonadia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Syntrophorhabdia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Desulfobacteria Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Desulfovibrionia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Dissulfuribacteria Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Syntrophia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Desulfobaccia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Desulfurellia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Myxococcia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Desulfobulbia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Syntrophobacteria Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Polyangiia corrig. Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Candidatus Desulfofervidia" Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP |
Bradymonadia Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Kuafubacteriia" corrig. Li et al. 2023 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
Myxococcia Waite et al. 2020 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name |
Deferrisomatia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Desulfomonilia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Deltabacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name |
Desulfarculia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Kuafubacteria" Li et al. 2023 | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
Polyangia Waite et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 20
Total number of child taxa: 28
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Candidatus Acidulidesulfobacterales" corrig. Tan et al. 2019 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
"Candidatus Acidulodesulfobacterales" Tan et al. 2019 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
"Candidatus Adiutricales" Waite et al. 2020 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Bradymonadales Wang et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Deferrisomatales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
[Deltaproteobacteria, not assigned to order] | artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis | |
Desulfarcales Kuever et al. 2006 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Desulfarculales corrig. Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfatiglandales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfobaccales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfobulbales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
"Candidatus Desulfofervidales" Waite et al. 2020 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Desulfomonilales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Desulfovibrionales Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfurellales Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfuromonadales corrig. Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfuromonales Kuever et al. 2006 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Dissulfuribacterales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geobacterales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Haliangiales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
"Kuafubacteriales" Li et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Myxococcales Tchan et al. 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Nannocystales (Reichenbach 2007) Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Polyangiales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Syntrophales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Syntrophobacterales Kuever et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Syntrophorhabdales Waite et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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