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Name: "Candidatus Contendibacter" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2014
Etymology: Con.ten.di.bac’ter. L. v. contendo, to fight, compete; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Contendibacter, a competing rod
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Contendibacter-), kon-ten-di-BAK-ter
Type species: "Candidatus Contendibacter odensensis" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
McIlroy SJ, Albertsen M, Andresen EK, Saunders AM, Kristiansen R, Stokholm-Bjerregaard M, Nielsen KL, Nielsen PH. 'Candidatus Competibacter'-lineage genomes retrieved from metagenomes reveal functional metabolic diversity. ISME J 2014; 8:613-624.
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
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Candidatus Contendobacter" McIlroy et al. 2014 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Contendibacter odensensis" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2014 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Competibacteraceae" McIlroy et al. 2014
Assigned by:
McIlroy SJ, Albertsen M, Andresen EK, Saunders AM, Kristiansen R, Stokholm-Bjerregaard M, Nielsen KL, Nielsen PH. 'Candidatus Competibacter'-lineage genomes retrieved from metagenomes reveal functional metabolic diversity. ISME J 2014; 8:613-624.
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Record number: 21890