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Genus "Candidatus Thiobius"
Name: "Candidatus Thiobius" corrig. Rinke et al. 2006
Etymology: Thi.o’bi.us. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Thiobius, life with sulfur
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Thiobi-), thi-O-bi-us
Type species: "Candidatus Thiobius zoothamniicola" corrig. Rinke et al. 2006
Effective publication:
Rinke C, Schmitz-Esser S, Stoecker K, Nussbaumer AD, Molnar DA, Vanura K, Wagner M, Horn M, Ott JA, Bright M. "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli," an ectosymbiotic bacterium covering the giant marine ciliate Zoothamnium niveum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:2014-2021. 
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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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Thiobios" Rinke et al. 2006 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Thiobios" Rinke et al. 2006.
Publication:
Rinke C, Schmitz-Esser S, Stoecker K, Nussbaumer AD, Molnar DA, Vanura K, Wagner M, Horn M, Ott JA, Bright M. "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli," an ectosymbiotic bacterium covering the giant marine ciliate Zoothamnium niveum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:2014-2021. 🇦🇹
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Thiobios" Rinke et al. 2006.
Publication:
Rinke C, Schmitz-Esser S, Stoecker K, Nussbaumer AD, Molnar DA, Vanura K, Wagner M, Horn M, Ott JA, Bright M. "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli," an ectosymbiotic bacterium covering the giant marine ciliate Zoothamnium niveum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:2014-2021.
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 Thiobius zoothamniicola" corrig. Rinke et al. 2006 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: [Gammaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 21883
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