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Genus "Ferribacter"
Name: "Ferribacter" Nakagawa et al. 2002
Etymology: Fer.ri.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Ferribacter
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Ferribacter-), fer-ri-BAK-ter
Type species: "Ferribacter thermoautotrophicus" Nakagawa et al. 2002
Original publication:
Nakagawa T, Hanada S, Maruyama A, Marumo K, Urabe T, Fukui M. Distribution and diversity of thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria within a Cu-Pb-Zn mine (Toyoha, Japan). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2002; 41:199-209. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Ferribacter polymyxa" Heinzel et al. 2009 not validly published preferred name "Ferribacter thermoautotrophicus" Nakagawa et al. 2002 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Betaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 65645
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