Genus "Candidatus Brachythrix"

Name: "Candidatus Brachythrix" Petriglieri et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Bra.chy’thrix. Gr. masc. adj. brachys, short; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair, filament; N.L. fem. n. Brachythrix, short filamentous bacterium

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Brachytrich-), bra-KHY-thrix

Type species: "Candidatus Brachythrix odensensis" Petriglieri et al. 2023

Original publication: Petriglieri F, Kondrotaite Z, Singleton C, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MKD, Nielsen PH. A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems 2023; 8:e0066723.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published, later homonym

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

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Record number: 66009
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