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Genus "Candidatus Mystax"
Name: "Candidatus Mystax" Korotaev et al. 2020
Etymology: Gr. masc. n. mystax, moustache-allusion to the symbiont shape, which resembles the gentleman’s mustache
Type species: "Candidatus Mystax nordicus" Korotaev et al. 2020
Original publication:
Korotaev A, Benken K, Sabaneyeva E. “Candidatus Mystax nordicus” Aggregates with Mitochondria of Its Host, the Ciliate Paramecium nephridiatum. Diversity 2020; 12:251. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Mystax nordicus" Korotaev et al. 2020 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Holosporaceae Görtz and Schmidt 2006
Assigned by:
Korotaev A, Benken K, Sabaneyeva E. “Candidatus Mystax nordicus” Aggregates with Mitochondria of Its Host, the Ciliate Paramecium nephridiatum. Diversity 2020; 12:251.
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Record number: 37643
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