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Genus "Candidatus Arthromitus"
Name: "Candidatus Arthromitus" Snel et al. 1995
Etymology: Ar.thro’mi.tus. Gr. neut. n. arthron, a joint; Gr. masc. n. mitos, a thread; N.L. masc. n. Arthromitus, a jointed thread
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Arthromit-), ar-THRO-mi-tus
Type species: "Candidatus Arthromitus galli" Snel et al. 1995
Pro-valid publication:
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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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Neoarthromitus" corrig. Snel et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Neoarthromitus" corrig. Snel et al. 1995 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Anthromitus"; "Arihromitus"; "Arthrbmitus"; "Arthromiius"; "Arthropitus"; "Arzhromitus".
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Arthromitus" Leidy 1849.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ARMT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
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: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Arthromitus galli" Snel et al. 1995 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Candidatus Arthromitus muris" Snel et al. 1995 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Candidatus Arthromitus ratti" Snel et al. 1995 inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
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: 521756
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