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Genus "Ferrovum"
Name: "Ferrovum" Tan et al. 2009
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Ferrovum
Type species: "Ferrovum myxofaciens" Tan et al. 2009
Original publication:
Tan GL, Shu WS, Zhou WH, Li XL, Lan CY, Huang LN. Seasonal and spatial variations in microbial community structure and diversity in the acid stream draining across an ongoing surface mining site. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2009; 70:121-129. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Johnson et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Johnson DB, Hallberg KB, Hedrich S. Uncovering a microbial enigma: isolation and characterization of the streamer-generating, iron-oxidizing, acidophilic bacterium "Ferrovum myxofaciens". Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:672-680. 🇬🇧
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🧕 Johnson et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the order "Ferrovales" Johnson et al. 2014.
Publication:
Johnson DB, Hallberg KB, Hedrich S. Uncovering a microbial enigma: isolation and characterization of the streamer-generating, iron-oxidizing, acidophilic bacterium "Ferrovum myxofaciens". Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:672-680. 🇬🇧
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Ferrovum" Johnson et al. 2014.
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧕 Johnson et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Johnson DB, Hallberg KB, Hedrich S. Uncovering a microbial enigma: isolation and characterization of the streamer-generating, iron-oxidizing, acidophilic bacterium "Ferrovum myxofaciens". Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:672-680.
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 "Ferrovum myxofaciens" Tan et al. 2009 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Ferrovaceae" Johnson et al. 2014
Assigned by:
Johnson DB, Hallberg KB, Hedrich S. Uncovering a microbial enigma: isolation and characterization of the streamer-generating, iron-oxidizing, acidophilic bacterium "Ferrovum myxofaciens". Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:672-680. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 67029
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