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Class "Candidatus Dormibacteria"
Name: "Candidatus Dormibacteria" Montgomery et al. 2021
Etymology: Dor.mi.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. masc. n. Dormibacter, a Candidatus genus; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. neut. pl. n. Dormibacteria, the Dormibacter class
Pronunciation, gender: dor-mi-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Dormibacter" Ji et al. 2017
Effective publication:
Montgomery K, Williams TJ, Brettle M, Berengut JF, Zhang E, Zaugg J, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Persistence and resistance: survival mechanisms of Candidatus Dormibacterota from nutrient-poor Antarctic soils. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4276-4294. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🧍 Nomenclatural type changed from Dormibacterales Montgomery et al. 2021 based on new Rule 22.
Publication:
Oren A. Emendation of Rules 8, 15, 22, 25a, 30(3)(b), 30(4), 34a, and Appendix 7 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6070. 🇮🇱
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🧍 Nomenclatural type changed from Dormibacterales Montgomery et al. 2021 based on new Rule 22.
Publication:
Oren A. Emendation of Rules 8, 15, 22, 25a, 30(3)(b), 30(4), 34a, and Appendix 7 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6070.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Aeolococcales" Montgomery et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Dormibacterales" Montgomery et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Dormiibacterota" corrig. Ji et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Montgomery K, Williams TJ, Brettle M, Berengut JF, Zhang E, Zaugg J, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Persistence and resistance: survival mechanisms of Candidatus Dormibacterota from nutrient-poor Antarctic soils. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4276-4294. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 35488
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