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Genus "Candidatus Sifarchaeum"
Name: "Candidatus Sifarchaeum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021
Etymology: Sif.ar.chae’um. N.L. neut. n. archaeum, an archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Sifarchaeum, an archaeon named after Sif, a goddess in Nordic mythology
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Sifarchae-), sif-ar-KHA͡E-um
Type species: "Candidatus Sifarchaeum marinarchaeum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021
Effective publication:
Farag IF, Zhao R, Biddle JF. "Sifarchaeota," a Novel Asgard Phylum from Costa Rican Sediment Capable of Polysaccharide Degradation and Anaerobic Methylotrophy. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Sifarchaeotum" Farag et al. 2021 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Sifarchaeaceae" Sun et al. 2021.
Publication:
Sun J, Evans PN, Gagen EJ, Woodcroft BJ, Hedlund BP, Woyke T, Hugenholtz P, Rinke C. Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Commun 2021; 1:30.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Sifarchaeales" Sun et al. 2021.
Publication:
Sun J, Evans PN, Gagen EJ, Woodcroft BJ, Hedlund BP, Woyke T, Hugenholtz P, Rinke C. Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Commun 2021; 1:30.
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🧕 Farag et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Sifarchaeales" Sun et al. 2021.
Publication:
Farag IF, Zhao R, Biddle JF. "Sifarchaeota," a Novel Asgard Phylum from Costa Rican Sediment Capable of Polysaccharide Degradation and Anaerobic Methylotrophy. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:0.
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🧕 Sun et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Sifarchaeales" Sun et al. 2021.
Publication:
Sun J, Evans PN, Gagen EJ, Woodcroft BJ, Hedlund BP, Woyke T, Hugenholtz P, Rinke C. Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Commun 2021; 1:30.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Sifarchaeotum" Farag et al. 2021.
Publication:
Farag IF, Zhao R, Biddle JF. "Sifarchaeota," a Novel Asgard Phylum from Costa Rican Sediment Capable of Polysaccharide Degradation and Anaerobic Methylotrophy. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:0.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Sifarchaeaceae" Sun et al. 2021.
Publication:
Sun J, Evans PN, Gagen EJ, Woodcroft BJ, Hedlund BP, Woyke T, Hugenholtz P, Rinke C. Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Commun 2021; 1:30.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Sifarchaeum marinarchaeum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Sifarchaeum subterraneum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Sifarchaeaceae" Sun et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Sun J, Evans PN, Gagen EJ, Woodcroft BJ, Hedlund BP, Woyke T, Hugenholtz P, Rinke C. Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Commun 2021; 1:30.
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Record number: 30019
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