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Genus "Candidatus Kuafubacterium"
Name: "Candidatus Kuafubacterium" Li et al. 2023
Etymology: Ku.a.fu.bac.te’ri.um. Chinese masc. n. Kuafu, sun-chasing giant, Prometheus-like god in Chinese mythology; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a bacterium; N.L. neut. n. Kuafubacterium, a microbe associated with phototrophy
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Kuafubacteri-), ku-a-fu-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: "Candidatus Kuafubacterium phototrophica" Li et al. 2023
Original publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Kuafubacteria" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Kuafubacteriia" corrig. Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Kuafubacteriaceae" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Kuafubacteriales" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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🧕 Li et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Kuafubacteriales" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Kuafubacteria" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Kuafubacterium phototrophica" Li et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Kuafubacteriaceae" Li et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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