Genus "Candidatus Salivita"

Name: "Candidatus Salivita" Prabhu et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Sa.li.vi’ta. L. masc. n. sal, salt; L. fem. n. vita, life; N.L. fem. n. Salivita, an organism associated with saltwater

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine, sa-li-WI-ta

Type species: "Candidatus Salivita marina" Prabhu et al. 2024

Original publication: Prabhu A, Tule S, Chuvochina M, Boden M, McIlroy SJ, Zaugg J, Rinke C. Machine learning and metagenomics identifies uncharacterized taxa inferred to drive biogeochemical cycles in a subtropical hypereutrophic estuary. ISME Commun 2024; 4:ycae067. 🇦🇹

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

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Record number: 71372

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