Family "Candidatus Alcyoniellaceae"

Name: "Candidatus Alcyoniellaceae" Williams et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Al.cy.o.ni.el.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Alcyoniella, a Candidatus genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Alcyoniellaceae, the Candidatus Alcyoniella family

Pronunciation, gender: al-ky-o-ni-el-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Alcyoniella" Williams et al. 2022

Original publication: Williams TJ, Allen MA, Panwar P, Cavicchioli R. Into the darkness: the ecologies of novel 'microbial dark matter' phyla in an Antarctic lake. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:2576-2603. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

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

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Lernaellales" Williams et al. 2022

Assigned by: Williams TJ, Allen MA, Panwar P, Cavicchioli R. Into the darkness: the ecologies of novel 'microbial dark matter' phyla in an Antarctic lake. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:2576-2603. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 36814
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