Genus "Candidatus Poriflexus"

Name: "Candidatus Poriflexus" Kogawa et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Po.ri.fle’xus. L. masc. perf. part. flexus, a bending; N.L. masc. n. Poriflexus, a Candidatus genus name

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Poriflex-), po-ri-FLE-ksus

Type species: "Candidatus Poriflexus aureus" Kogawa et al. 2022

Original publication: Kogawa M, Miyaoka R, Hemmerling F, Ando M, Yura K, Ide K, Nishikawa Y, Hosokawa M, Ise Y, Cahn JKB, et al. Single-cell metabolite detection and genomics reveals uncultivated talented producer. PNAS Nexus 2022; 1:0. 🇯🇵

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: [Poriflexia, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 31574
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