Name: "Candidatus Nitrosokoinonia" Glasl et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ni.tro.so.ko.i.no.ni’a. L. n. nitroso, nitrosus, full of natron, here intended to mean nitrous; Gr. fem. n. koinônia, referring to concepts such as fellowship, joint participation, partnership; N.L. fem. n. Nitrosokoinonia, partner that consumes ammonia

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Nitrosokoinoni-), ni-tro-so-ko-i-no-NI-a

Type species: "Candidatus Nitrosokoinonia keratosorum" corrig. Glasl et al. 2024

Original publication: Glasl B, Luter HM, Damjanovic K, Kitzinger K, Mueller AJ, Mahler L, Engelberts JP, Rix L, Osvatic JT, Hausmann B, et al. Co-occurring nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges. ISME J 2024; 18:0.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: 2

Parent taxon: Nitrosopumilaceae Qin et al. 2017

Assigned by: Glasl B, Luter HM, Damjanovic K, Kitzinger K, Mueller AJ, Mahler L, Engelberts JP, Rix L, Osvatic JT, Hausmann B, et al. Co-occurring nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges. ISME J 2024; 18:0.

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Record number: 65917
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