Genus "Candidatus Otrerea"

Name: "Candidatus Otrerea" Williams et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: O.tre.re’a. N.L. fem. n. Otrerea, named after Otrere, consort of the war god Ares (equivalent to Roman Mars), in reference to the landscape, resembling the surface of the planet Mars

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Otrere-), o-tre-RE-a

Type species: "Candidatus Otrerea regina" Williams et al. 2024

Original publication: Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423. 🇦🇺

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Otrerea regina" Williams et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Spiritibacteria, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 44479