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Name: "Candidatus Borkfalkia" Hildebrand et al. 2020
Etymology: Bork.fal’ki.a. N.L. fem. n. Borkfalkia, named after Peer Bork and Falk Hildebrand, authors of the description of the taxon
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Borkfalki-), bork-FAL-ki-a
Type species: "Candidatus Borkfalkia ceftriaxoniphila" Hildebrand et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Hildebrand F, Pallen MJ, Bork P. Towards standardisation of naming novel prokaryotic taxa in the age of high-throughput microbiology. Gut 2020; 69:1358-1359.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Candidatus Borkfalki" Hildebrand et al. 2019 | homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published |
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: 10
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Borkfalkiaceae" Hildebrand et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Hildebrand F, Pallen MJ, Bork P. Towards standardisation of naming novel prokaryotic taxa in the age of high-throughput microbiology. Gut 2020; 69:1358-1359.
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Record number: 28491