Name: "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum" Tamarit et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

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, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Asgardarchae-), as-gard-ar-K^HA͡E-um

Type species: "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum abyssi" Tamarit et al. 2024

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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)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 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. 🇳🇱
  • 🥇 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. 🇳🇱
  • 🧕 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. 🇳🇱
  • 🤦 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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Asgardarchaeum abyssi" Tamarit et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

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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