Name: "Candidatus Hodgkinia" McCutcheon et al. 2009
Etymology: Hodg.ki’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Hodgkinia, named after the biochemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Hodgkini-), hodg-KI-ni-a
Type species: "Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola" McCutcheon et al. 2009
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
McCutcheon JP, McDonald BR, Moran NA. Origin of an alternative genetic code in the extremely small and GC-rich genome of a bacterial symbiont. PLoS Genet 2009; 5:e1000565. 
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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
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 Hodgkinia cicadicola" McCutcheon et al. 2009 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: [Alphaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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