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Genus "Candidatus Lumbricidiphila"
Name: "Candidatus Lumbricidiphila" corrig. Lund et al. 2018
Etymology: Lum.bri.ci.di’phi.la. N.L. fem. pl. n. Lumbricidae, a family of earthworms; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. n. Lumbricidiphila, loving lumbricid earthworms
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Lumbricidiphil-), lum-bri-ki-DI-phi-la
Type species: "Candidatus Lumbricidiphila eiseniae" corrig. Lund et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Lund MB, Mogensen MF, Marshall IPG, Albertsen M, Viana F, Schramm A. Genomic insights into the Agromyces-like symbiont of earthworms and its distribution among host species. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:0. 
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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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Lumbricidophila" Lund et al. 2018 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Lumbricidophila" Lund et al. 2018.
Publication:
Lund MB, Mogensen MF, Marshall IPG, Albertsen M, Viana F, Schramm A. Genomic insights into the Agromyces-like symbiont of earthworms and its distribution among host species. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:0. 🇩🇰
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Lumbricidophila" Lund et al. 2018.
Publication:
Lund MB, Mogensen MF, Marshall IPG, Albertsen M, Viana F, Schramm A. Genomic insights into the Agromyces-like symbiont of earthworms and its distribution among host species. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:0.
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 Lumbricidiphila eiseniae" corrig. Lund et al. 2018 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Lund MB, Mogensen MF, Marshall IPG, Albertsen M, Viana F, Schramm A. Genomic insights into the Agromyces-like symbiont of earthworms and its distribution among host species. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:0. 🇩🇰
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Record number: 21937
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