Genus "Candidatus Nitromaritima"

Name: "Candidatus Nitromaritima" Ngugi et al. 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ni.tro.ma.ri’ti.ma. L. fem. adj. maritima, belonging to the sea; N.L. fem. n. Nitromaritima

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Nitromaritim-), ni-tro-ma-RI-ti-ma

Type species: "Candidatus Nitromaritima prima" Ngugi et al. 2016

Effective publication: Ngugi DK, Blom J, Stepanauskas R, Stingl U. Diversification and niche adaptations of Nitrospina-like bacteria in the polyextreme interfaces of Red Sea brines. ISME J 2016; 10:1383-1399. 🇸🇦

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

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: [Nitrospinota, not assigned to family]

Assigned by: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 7690
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