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Genus "Candidatus Comitans"
Name: "Candidatus Comitans" Jacobi et al. 1996
Etymology: Co’mi.tans. N.L. n. Comitans, accompanying
Type species: "Candidatus Comitans primus" Jacobi et al. 1996
Pro-valid publication:
Jacobi CA, Reichenbach H, Tindall BJ, Stackebrandt E. "Candidatus comitans," a bacterium living in coculture with Chondromyces crocatus (myxobacteria). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:119-122. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Jacobi et al. (1996) assigned this genus to the phylum "Bacteroidetes".
Publication:
Jacobi CA, Reichenbach H, Tindall BJ, Stackebrandt E. "Candidatus comitans," a bacterium living in coculture with Chondromyces crocatus (myxobacteria). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:119-122.
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🧍 See also Oren (2017) for the spelling correction.
Publication:
Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
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🧕 Jacobi et al. (1996) assigned this genus to the phylum "Bacteroidetes".
Publication:
Jacobi CA, Reichenbach H, Tindall BJ, Stackebrandt E. "Candidatus comitans," a bacterium living in coculture with Chondromyces crocatus (myxobacteria). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:119-122.
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 Comitans primus" Jacobi et al. 1996 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: [Bacteroidota, not assigned to family]
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 521763
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