Name: "Candidatus Leptofilum" Petriglieri et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Lep.to.fi’lum. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin; L. neut. n. filum, thread, filament; N.L. neut. n. Leptofilum, indicating a thin filamentous bacterium

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Leptofil-), lep-to-FI-lum

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Original publication: Petriglieri F, Kondrotaite Z, Singleton C, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MKD, Nielsen PH. A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems 2023; 8:e0066723. 🇩🇰

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Leptofilum gracile" Petriglieri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Leptofilum proximum" Petriglieri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name

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

Assigned by: Petriglieri F, Kondrotaite Z, Singleton C, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MKD, Nielsen PH. A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems 2023; 8:e0066723. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 65932