Name: "Candidatus Koribacter" Ward et al. 2009

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ko.ri.bac.ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Koribacter

Gender: masculine

Type species: "Candidatus Koribacter versatilis" Ward et al. 2009

Original publication: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Candidatus Korobacter" corrig. Ward et al. 2009

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Korobacter" corrig. Ward et al. 2009	corrected spelling of name, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Ward et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the phylum "Acidobacteria". Publication: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056.

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Koribacter versatilis" Ward et al. 2009	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Korobacteraceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023

Assigned by: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.

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