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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Class "Fervidibacteria"

Name: "Fervidibacteria" Nou et al. 2024

Category: Class

Proposed as: class. nov.

Etymology: Fer.vi.di.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. masc. n. Fervidibacter, type genus of the type order of the class; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. neut. pl. n. Fervidibacteria, the class of the order Fervidibacterales

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fer-wi-di-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter

Type order: "Fervidibacterales" Nou et al. 2024

Original publication: Nou NO, Covington JK, Lai D, Mayali X, Seymour CO, Johnston J, Jiao JY, Buessecker S, Mosier D, Muok AR, et al. Genome-guided isolation of the hyperthermophilic aerobe Fervidibacter sacchari reveals conserved polysaccharide metabolism in the Armatimonadota. Nat Commun 2024; 15:9534. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Fervidibacteria Nou et al. 2025

Parent taxon: Armatimonadota Tamaki et al. 2021

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Nou NO, Covington JK, Lai D, Mayali X, Seymour CO, Johnston J, Jiao JY, Buessecker S, Mosier D, Muok AR, et al. Author Correction: Genome-guided isolation of the hyperthermophilic aerobe Fervidibacter sacchari reveals conserved polysaccharide metabolism in the Armatimonadota. Nat Commun 2025; 16:4015. 🇺🇸

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