Name: "Candidatus Alkanophaga" Zehnle et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; Gr. fem. adj. suff. -phagos, eating; N.L. fem. n. Alkanophaga, alkane eater

Gender: feminine (stem: Alkanophag-)

Original publication: Zehnle H, Laso-Perez R, Lipp J, Riedel D, Benito Merino D, Teske A, Wegener G. Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1199-1212. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Alkanophaga liquidiphilum" Zehnle et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Alkanophaga volatiphilum" Zehnle et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Alkanophagales, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 38467