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Genus "Arthromitus"
Name: "Arthromitus" Leidy 1849
Etymology: Ar.thro’mi.tus. N.L. masc. n. Arthromitus, a jointed thread
Original publication: Leidy J. October 9th. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1849; 4:224-233.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Neoarthromitus" corrig. Snel et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Arthromitus" Snel et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling "Candidatus Neoarthromitus" corrig. Snel et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this genus to the family "Arthromitaceae". Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
- 🧕 Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Arthromitaceae". Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Arihromitus"; "Arthrbmitus"; "Arthromiius"; "Arzhromitus".
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: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Arthromitus chasei" Margulis et al. 1990 not validly published preferred name "Arthromitus cristatus" Leidy 1849 not validly published preferred name "Arthromitus reticulitermitidis" Margulis et al. 1990 not validly published preferred name "Arthromitus zootermopsidis" Margulis et al. 1990 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Snel J, Heinen PP, Blok HJ, Carman RJ, Duncan AJ, Allen PC, Collins MD. Comparison of 16S rRNA sequences of segmented filamentous bacteria isolated from mice, rats, and chickens and proposal of "Candidatus Arthromitus". Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:780-782. 
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Record number: 46736
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