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Genus "Candidatus Kariarchaeum"
Name: "Candidatus Kariarchaeum" Liu et al. 2021
Etymology: Ka.ri.ar.chae’um. N.L. neut. n. archaeum, an archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Kariarchaeum, an archaeon named after Kari, the god of wind and brother to Aegir in Norse mythology
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Kariarchae-), ka-ri-ar-KHA͡E-um
Type species: "Candidatus Kariarchaeum pelagium" corrig. Liu et al. 2021
Effective publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 
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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
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Kariarchaeia" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Kariarchaeaceae" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Kariarchaeales" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum "Candidatus Kariarchaeota" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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🧕 Liu et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Kariarchaeales" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Kariarchaeia" Liu et al. 2021.
Publication:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557.
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 "Candidatus Kariarchaeum pelagium" corrig. Liu et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Kariarchaeum pelagius" Liu et al. 2021 inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Kariarchaeaceae" Liu et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Liu Y, Makarova KS, Huang WC, Wolf YI, Nikolskaya AN, Zhang X, Cai M, Zhang CJ, Xu W, Luo Z, et al. Expanded diversity of Asgard archaea and their relationships with eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 593:553-557. 🇺🇸
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