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Genus "Candidatus Thiopontia"
Name: "Candidatus Thiopontia" Van Vliet et al. 2021
Etymology: Thi.o.pon’ti.a. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. fem. adj. pontia, from the sea; N.L. fem. n. Thiopontia, sulfur oxidizer from the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Thioponti-), thi-o-PON-ti-a
Type species: "Candidatus Thiopontia autotrophica" Van Vliet et al. 2021
Original publication:
van Vliet DM, von Meijenfeldt FAB, Dutilh BE, Villanueva L, Sinninghe Damste JS, Stams AJM, Sanchez-Andrea I. The bacterial sulfur cycle in expanding dysoxic and euxinic marine waters. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:2834-2857. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Thiopontia autotrophica" Van Vliet et al. 2021 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Gammaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 15334
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