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Class "Candidatus Thalassarchaeia"
Name: "Candidatus Thalassarchaeia" corrig. Martin-Cuadrado et al. 2015
Etymology: Tha.lass.ar.chae’i.a. N.L. neut. pl. n. Thalassarchaea, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. neut. pl. n. Thalassarchaeia, the Candidatus Thalassarchaea class
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tha-lass-ar-KHA͡E-i-a, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Thalassarchaea" corrig. Martin-Cuadrado et al. 2015
Original publication:
Martin-Cuadrado AB, Garcia-Heredia I, Molto AG, Lopez-Ubeda R, Kimes N, Lopez-Garcia P, Moreira D, Rodriguez-Valera F. A new class of marine Euryarchaeota group II from the Mediterranean deep chlorophyll maximum. ISME J 2015; 9:1619-1634. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Thalassoarchaea" Martin-Cuadrado et al. 2015 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published
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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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status [Thalassarchaeia, not assigned to order] artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
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Parent taxon: Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023
Assigned by:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 10987
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