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Genus "Candidatus Martimicrobium"
Name: "Candidatus Martimicrobium" Williams et al. 2024
Etymology: Mar.ti.mi.cro’bi.um. L. masc. n. Mars, Roman god of war, in reference to a harsh landscape, resembling the surface of the planet Mars; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Martimicrobium, Mars microbe, a microbe from a Mars-like landscape
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Martimicrobi-), mar-ti-mi-KRO-bi-um
Type species: "Candidatus Martimicrobium tenax" Williams et al. 2024
Original publication:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423. 
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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 Martimicrobia" Williams et al. 2024.
Publication:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423. 🇦🇺
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Martimicrobiia" corrig. Williams et al. 2024.
Publication:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423. 🇦🇺
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Candidatus Martimicrobia" Williams et al. 2024.
Publication:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423.
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 Martimicrobium tenax" Williams et al. 2024 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Martimicrobiia, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 44673
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