Name: "Candidatus Steffania" Toenshoff et al. 2012
Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus
Etymology: Stef.fa’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Steffania, named after the German entomologist August Wilhelm Steffan for his contribution to research on adelgids and their bacterial symbionts
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Steffani-), stef-FA-ni-a
Type species: "Candidatus Steffania adelgidicola" Toenshoff et al. 2012
Effective publication:
Toenshoff ER, Penz T, Narzt T, Collingro A, Schmitz-Esser S, Pfeiffer S, Klepal W, Wagner M, Weinmaier T, Rattei T, et al. Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). ISME J 2012; 6:384-396. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Steffania adelgidicola" Toenshoff et al. 2012 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: [Gammaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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