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Genus "Candidatus Alkanivorans"
Name: "Candidatus Alkanivorans" Wu et al. 2022
Etymology: Al.ka.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. n. Alkanivorans, an alkane eater
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Alkanivorant-), al-ka-NI-wo-rans
Type species: "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitratireducens" Wu et al. 2022
Original publication:
Wu M, Li J, Leu AO, Erler DV, Stark T, Tyson GW, Yuan Z, McIlroy SJ, Guo J. Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6115. 
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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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🧕 Wu et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the class "Symbiobacteriia" Wang et al. 2021.
Publication:
Wu M, Li J, Leu AO, Erler DV, Stark T, Tyson GW, Yuan Z, McIlroy SJ, Guo J. Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6115. 🇦🇺
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Alkanivoras".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧕 Wu et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the class "Symbiobacteriia" Wang et al. 2021.
Publication:
Wu M, Li J, Leu AO, Erler DV, Stark T, Tyson GW, Yuan Z, McIlroy SJ, Guo J. Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6115.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitratireducens" Wu et al. 2022 not validly published preferred name "Candidatus Alkanivorans nitrosoreducens" Dang et al. 2024 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Clostridia, not assigned to family]
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 37587
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