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Name: "Candidatus Micrarchaeum" Baker et al. 2010
Etymology: Micr.ar.chae’um. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); N.L. neut. n. archaeum, archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Micrarchaeum, a small archaeum
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Micrarchae-), mikr-ar-KHA͡E-um
Type species: "Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum" Baker et al. 2010
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Baker BJ, Comolli LR, Dick GJ, Hauser LJ, Hyatt D, Dill BD, Land ML, Verberkmoes NC, Hettich RL, Banfield JF. Enigmatic, ultrasmall, uncultivated Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:8806-8811.
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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
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: 3
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum" Baker et al. 2010 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Micrarchaeum harzense" corrig. Winkler et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Micrarchaeum harzensis" Winkler et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Micrarchaeaceae" Vazquez-Campos et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Vazquez-Campos X, Kinsela AS, Bligh MW, Payne TE, Wilkins MR, Waite TD. Genomic Insights Into the Archaea Inhabiting an Australian Radioactive Legacy Site. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:732575.
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Record number: 22263