Genus "Candidatus Ordosarchaeum"

Name: "Candidatus Ordosarchaeum" Zhao et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Or.dos.ar.chae’um. N.L. neut. n. ordosum, Ordos, Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia, China; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, archaeon; from Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, ancient; N.L. neut. n. Ordosarchaeum, an archaeon named after the Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Ordosarchae-), or-dos-ar-KHA͡E-um

Type species: "Candidatus Ordosarchaeum halalkaliphilum" Zhao et al. 2024

Original publication: Zhao D, Zhang S, Chen J, Zhao J, An P, Xiang H. Members of the class Candidatus Ordosarchaeia imply an alternative evolutionary scenario from methanogens to haloarchaea. 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: 1

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Ordosarchaeaceae" Zhao et al. 2024

Assigned by: Zhao D, Zhang S, Chen J, Zhao J, An P, Xiang H. Members of the class Candidatus Ordosarchaeia imply an alternative evolutionary scenario from methanogens to haloarchaea. ISME J 2024; 18:0. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 45093
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