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Genus "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum"
Name: "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum" Tamarit et al. 2024
Etymology: As.gard.ar.chae.um. Old-Norse Asgard, Realm of Aesir gods and goddesses in Norse mythology; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, unicellular microorganism which lack an organized nucleus; N.L. neut. n. Asgardarchaeum, referring to the type genus Asgardarchaeum from the Guaymas Basin
Gender: neuter (stem: Asgardarchae-)
Type species: "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum abyssi" Tamarit et al. 2024
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525. 
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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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Asgardarchaeaceae" Tamarit et al. 2024.
Publication:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Asgardarchaeales" Tamarit et al. 2024.
Publication:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525.
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🧕 Tamarit et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Asgardarchaeales" Tamarit et al. 2024.
Publication:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Asgardarchaeaceae" Tamarit et al. 2024.
Publication:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525.
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 Asgardarchaeum abyssi" Tamarit et al. 2024 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Asgardarchaeaceae" Tamarit et al. 2024
Assigned by:
Tamarit D, Kostlbacher S, Appler KE, Panagiotou K, De Anda V, Rinke C, Baker BJ, Ettema TJG. Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126525.
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