Genus "Candidatus Jingweiarchaeum"

Name: "Candidatus Jingweiarchaeum" Rao et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Jin.gwe.iar.chae’um. N.L. neut. n. Jingweiarchaeum, Jingwei, mandarin for a bird from ancient Chinese mythology who was originally the daughter of an ancient Chinese ruler, “Yan [Flame] Emperor, ” and was drowned when playing alone on the seashore of the Eastern Sea, after her rebirth and becoming the “Jingwei” bird, albeit with her tiny figure, she became determined to fill up and defeat the ocean with wood and rocks piece by piece; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, archaeon, ancient; from Gr. adj. archaîos -a -on, ancient

Gender: neuter (stem: Jingweiarchae-)

Type species: "Candidatus Jingweiarchaeum tengchongense" Rao et al. 2023

Original publication: Rao YZ, Li YX, Li ZW, Qu YN, Qi YL, Jiao JY, Shu WS, Hua ZS, Li WJ. Metagenomic Discovery of "Candidatus Parvarchaeales"-Related Lineages Sheds Light on Adaptation and Diversification from Neutral-Thermal to Acidic-Mesothermal Environments. mSystems 2023; 8:e0125222. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

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

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Jingweiarchaeaceae" Rao et al. 2023

Assigned by: Rao YZ, Li YX, Li ZW, Qu YN, Qi YL, Jiao JY, Shu WS, Hua ZS, Li WJ. Metagenomic Discovery of "Candidatus Parvarchaeales"-Related Lineages Sheds Light on Adaptation and Diversification from Neutral-Thermal to Acidic-Mesothermal Environments. mSystems 2023; 8:e0125222. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 70040
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