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Genus "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeum"
Name: "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeum" Maeke et al. 2025
Etymology: Pen.umbr.ar.chae’um. N.L. fem. n. penumbra, the partial shadow as in partially hidden, presence in the rare biosphere, at the edge of detection; N.L. neut. n. archaeum, ancient one, archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Penumbrarchaeum, the archaeon hidden in the biosphere at the edge of detection
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Penumbrarchae-), pen-umbr-ar-KHA͡E-um
Type species: "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeum helgolandense" Maeke et al. 2025
Original publication:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeaceae" Maeke et al. 2025.
Publication:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeales" Maeke et al. 2025.
Publication:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155.
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🧕 Mäke et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeales" Maeke et al. 2025.
Publication:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeaceae" Maeke et al. 2025.
Publication:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeum helgolandense" Maeke et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Penumbrarchaeaceae" Maeke et al. 2025
Assigned by:
Maeke MD, Yin X, Wunder LC, Vanni C, Richter-Heitmann T, Miravet-Verde S, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sunagawa S, Fabian J, Piontek J, et al. Extensive data mining uncovers novel diversity among members of the rare biosphere within the Thermoplasmatota. Microbiome 2025; 13:155.
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Record number: 66622
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