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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Genus "Candidatus Ferristratum"

Name: "Candidatus Ferristratum" McAllister et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Fer.ri.stra’tum. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. neut. n. stratum, mat/cover or a layer (also as adjective perfect participle); N.L. neut. n. Ferristratum, from an iron mat layer

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Ferristrat-), fer-ri-STRA-tum

Effective publication: McAllister SM, Vandzura R, Keffer JL, Polson SW, Chan CS. Aerobic and anaerobic iron oxidizers together drive denitrification and carbon cycling at marine iron-rich hydrothermal vents. ISME J 2021; 15:1271-1286.

IJSEM list: Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 35533
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