Genus "Nitrolancetus"

Name: "Nitrolancetus" Sorokin et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ni.tro.lan.ce’tus. N.L. masc. n. lancetus; N.L. masc. n. Nitrolancetus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Nitrolancet-), ni-tro-lan-KE-tus

Type species: "Nitrolancetus hollandicus" Sorokin et al. 2012

Original publication: Sorokin DY, Lucker S, Vejmelkova D, Kostrikina NA, Kleerebezem R, Rijpstra WI, Damste JS, Le Paslier D, Muyzer G, Wagner M, et al. Nitrification expanded: discovery, physiology and genomics of a nitrite-oxidizing bacterium from the phylum Chloroflexi. ISME J 2012; 6:2245-2256.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Subdivision:

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

Parent taxon: [Thermomicrobia, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 10355
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