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Genus "Candidatus Polytropus"
Name: "Candidatus Polytropus" Boyd et al. 2019
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine, po-LY-tro-pus
Type species: "Candidatus Polytropus marinifundi" Boyd et al. 2019
Effective publication:
Boyd JA, Jungbluth SP, Leu AO, Evans PN, Woodcroft BJ, Chadwick GL, Orphan VJ, Amend JP, Rappe MS, Tyson GW. Divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in a deep-subseafloor Archaeoglobi. ISME J 2019; 13:1269-1279. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4671.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Allopolytropus" corrig. Boyd et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Allopolytropus" corrig. Boyd et al. 2019 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Polytropaceae" Boyd et al. 2019.
Publication:
Boyd JA, Jungbluth SP, Leu AO, Evans PN, Woodcroft BJ, Chadwick GL, Orphan VJ, Amend JP, Rappe MS, Tyson GW. Divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in a deep-subseafloor Archaeoglobi. ISME J 2019; 13:1269-1279. 🇦🇺
- 🧍 The name Polytropus is a homonym of the zoological name Polytropus Kirsch 1866 (Coleoptera). — Oren A. Personal communication, 2020-05-23.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Polytropaceae" Boyd et al. 2019.
Publication:
Boyd JA, Jungbluth SP, Leu AO, Evans PN, Woodcroft BJ, Chadwick GL, Orphan VJ, Amend JP, Rappe MS, Tyson GW. Divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in a deep-subseafloor Archaeoglobi. ISME J 2019; 13:1269-1279.
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 Polytropus marinifundi" Boyd et al. 2019 inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Allopolytropaceae" corrig. Boyd et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Boyd JA, Jungbluth SP, Leu AO, Evans PN, Woodcroft BJ, Chadwick GL, Orphan VJ, Amend JP, Rappe MS, Tyson GW. Divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in a deep-subseafloor Archaeoglobi. ISME J 2019; 13:1269-1279. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 315
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