Name: "Candidatus Muproteobacteria" Anantharaman et al. 2016

Category: Class

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: N.L. neut. pl. n. Muproteobacteria, Named after the greek letter ‘Mu’ (µ). In continuation of the practice of naming lineages within Proteobacteria with greek letters, we suggest ’Mu’.

Gender: neuter

Original publication: Anantharaman K, Brown CT, Hug LA, Sharon I, Castelle CJ, Probst AJ, Thomas BC, Singh A, Wilkins MJ, Karaoz U, et al. Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13219.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.

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Record number: 8716