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Name: "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Etymology: Kryp.to’ni.um. Gr. masc. adj. kryptos, hidden; N.L. neut. n. Kryptonium, a hidden life form [probably better: Cryptobius]
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Kryptoni-), kryp-TO-ni-um
Type species: "Candidatus Kryptonium thompsonii" corrig. Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476.
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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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Kryptonium thompsoni" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Kryptonium thompsonii" corrig. Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Kryptoniaceae" Ehrhardt et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Ehrhardt L, Günther PM, Böhme M, Köhler JM, Cao J. Three Soil Bacterial Communities from an Archaeological Excavation Site of an Ancient Coal Mine near Bennstedt (Germany) Characterized by 16S r-RNA Sequencing. Environments 2022; 9:115. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 22256