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Name: "Candidatus Megaera" corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013
Etymology: Me.gae’ra. L. fem. n. Megaera, ‘the jealous, envious one’, one of the furies (Erinyes) in Greek mythology; from Gr. fem. n. Megaira
Gender: feminine (stem: Megaer-)
Type species: "Candidatus Megaera polyxenophila" corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013
Effective publication:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581.
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
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Candidatus Megaira" Schrallhammer et al. 2013 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Candidatus Megaera polyxenophila" corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: Rickettsiaceae Pinkerton 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581.
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Record number: 21948