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Genus "Candidatus Mycalebacterium"
Name: "Candidatus Mycalebacterium" Gavriilidou et al. 2023
Etymology: My.ca.le.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. fem. n. Mycale, a genus of marine sponges and the host organism; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Mycalebacterium, a small rod associated with Mycale sponges [probably better: Mycalibacterium]
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Mycalebacteri-), my-ka-le-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: "Candidatus Mycalebacterium zealandia" Gavriilidou et al. 2023
Original publication:
Gavriilidou A, Avci B, Galani A, Schorn MA, Ingham CJ, Ettema TJG, Smidt H, Sipkema D. Candidatus Nemesobacterales is a sponge-specific clade of the candidate phylum Desulfobacterota adapted to a symbiotic lifestyle. ISME J 2023; 17:1808-1818. 
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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 family "Candidatus Mycalebacteriaceae" Gavriilidou et al. 2023.
Publication:
Gavriilidou A, Avci B, Galani A, Schorn MA, Ingham CJ, Ettema TJG, Smidt H, Sipkema D. Candidatus Nemesobacterales is a sponge-specific clade of the candidate phylum Desulfobacterota adapted to a symbiotic lifestyle. ISME J 2023; 17:1808-1818. 🇳🇱
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Mycaleibacterium".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Mycalebacteriaceae" Gavriilidou et al. 2023.
Publication:
Gavriilidou A, Avci B, Galani A, Schorn MA, Ingham CJ, Ettema TJG, Smidt H, Sipkema D. Candidatus Nemesobacterales is a sponge-specific clade of the candidate phylum Desulfobacterota adapted to a symbiotic lifestyle. ISME J 2023; 17:1808-1818.
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 Mycalebacterium zealandia" Gavriilidou et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Mycalebacteriaceae" Gavriilidou et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Gavriilidou A, Avci B, Galani A, Schorn MA, Ingham CJ, Ettema TJG, Smidt H, Sipkema D. Candidatus Nemesobacterales is a sponge-specific clade of the candidate phylum Desulfobacterota adapted to a symbiotic lifestyle. ISME J 2023; 17:1808-1818. 🇳🇱
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Record number: 65914
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