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Genus "Candidatus Thiosymbium"
Name: "Candidatus Thiosymbium" corrig. Zimmermann et al. 2016
Etymology: Thi.o.sym’bi.um. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. pref. sym-, together; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Thiosymbium, symbiotic sulfur organism
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Thiosymbi-), thi-o-SYM-bi-um
Type species: "Candidatus Thiosymbium primum" Zimmermann et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Zimmermann J, Wentrup C, Sadowski M, Blazejak A, Gruber-Vodicka HR, Kleiner M, Ott JA, Cronholm B, De Wit P, Erseus C, et al. Closely coupled evolutionary history of ecto- and endosymbionts from two distantly related animal phyla. Mol Ecol 2016; 25:3203-3223. 
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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 Thiosymbion" Zimmermann et al. 2016 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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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: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Thiosymbium laxi" corrig. Petersen et al. 2017 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Thiosymbium primum" Zimmermann et al. 2016 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Thiosymbium robbeae" corrig. Pende et al. 2018 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: [Gammaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 21874
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