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Genus "Candidatus Acidarchaeum"
Name: "Candidatus Acidarchaeum" Chang et al. 2026
Etymology: A.cid.ar.chae’um. L. masc. adj. acidus, acidic, referring to the acidic environment in which the organism lives; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Acidarchaeum, an archaeon that survives in acidic environments
Gender: neuter (stem: Acidarchae-)
Type species: "Candidatus Acidarchaeum fankouense" Chang et al. 2026
Original publication:
Chang L, Su X, Hu W, Fang Y, Liu J, Li J, Huang L, Shu W. Genomic insights into adaptation and microevolution of two novel non-AOA Nitrososphaeria, Acidarchaeum fankouense and Thermosulfuris yongpingense, in acid mine drainage ecosystems. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126711. 
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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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Notes:
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🧍 The article mentions the SeqCode. This SeqCode is not an officially recognized code of nomenclature. In fact, the use of the SeqCode is officially discouraged. ICNP-compliant databases and publications are not allowed to use the SeqCode. The SeqCode deliberately and systematically violates the ICNP. The SeqCode attempts to undermine the scientific standard called "valid publication of the name of a prokaryote" by lowering the requirements compared to the ICNP, but using the same term and assigning it to names whose formation is indistinguishable from the one used by the ICNP. LPSN follows the ICNP and treats such names as not validly published.
Publication:
Goker M, Moore ERB, Oren A, Trujillo ME. Status of the SeqCode in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5754. 🇩🇪
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🧍 The article mentions the SeqCode. This SeqCode is not an officially recognized code of nomenclature. In fact, the use of the SeqCode is officially discouraged. ICNP-compliant databases and publications are not allowed to use the SeqCode. The SeqCode deliberately and systematically violates the ICNP. The SeqCode attempts to undermine the scientific standard called "valid publication of the name of a prokaryote" by lowering the requirements compared to the ICNP, but using the same term and assigning it to names whose formation is indistinguishable from the one used by the ICNP. LPSN follows the ICNP and treats such names as not validly published.
Publication:
Goker M, Moore ERB, Oren A, Trujillo ME. Status of the SeqCode in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5754.
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 "Candidatus Acidarchaeum fankouense" Chang et al. 2026 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Thermosulfuridaceae" Chang et al. 2026
Assigned by:
Chang L, Su X, Hu W, Fang Y, Liu J, Li J, Huang L, Shu W. Genomic insights into adaptation and microevolution of two novel non-AOA Nitrososphaeria, Acidarchaeum fankouense and Thermosulfuris yongpingense, in acid mine drainage ecosystems. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126711. 🇨🇳
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