Genus "Candidatus Benthobacter"

Name: "Candidatus Benthobacter" Silva-Solar et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ben.tho.bac’ter. Gr. neut. n. benthos, sea floor; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Benthobacter, a rod-shaped bacterium found in benthic samples

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Benthobacter-), ben-tho-BAK-ter

Type species: "Candidatus Benthobacter isfjordensis" Silva-Solar et al. 2024

Original publication: Silva-Solar S, Viver T, Wang Y, Orellana LH, Knittel K, Amann R. Acidimicrobiia, the actinomycetota of coastal marine sediments: Abundance, taxonomy and genomic potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126555. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

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

Parent taxon: Ilumatobacteraceae Asem et al. 2018

Assigned by: Silva-Solar S, Viver T, Wang Y, Orellana LH, Knittel K, Amann R. Acidimicrobiia, the actinomycetota of coastal marine sediments: Abundance, taxonomy and genomic potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126555. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 53687

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