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Genus "Candidatus Dwaynesavagella"
Name: "Candidatus Dwaynesavagella" corrig. Thompson et al. 2012
Etymology: Dway.ne.sa.va.gel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Dwaynesavagella, named after Dwayne Savage, an American gut microbiologist who first described the group
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Dwaynesavagell-), dway-ne-sa-wa-GEL-la
Type species: "Candidatus Dwaynesavagella gallinarum" corrig. Gilroy et al. 2021
Effective publication:
Thompson CL, Vier R, Mikaelyan A, Wienemann T, Brune A. 'Candidatus Arthromitus' revised: segmented filamentous bacteria in arthropod guts are members of Lachnospiraceae. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1454-1465. 
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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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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Savagella" Thompson et al. 2012 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling "Candidatus Dwaynia" corrig. Thompson et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Savagella" Thompson et al. 2012.
Publication:
Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Savagella" Thompson et al. 2012.
Publication:
Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941.
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 Dwaynesavagella gallinarum" corrig. Gilroy et al. 2021 not validly published, lectotype pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thompson CL, Vier R, Mikaelyan A, Wienemann T, Brune A. 'Candidatus Arthromitus' revised: segmented filamentous bacteria in arthropod guts are members of Lachnospiraceae. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1454-1465. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 21875
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