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Name: "Candidatus Uabimicrobium" corrig. Shiratori et al. 2019
Etymology: U.a.bi.mi.cro’bi.um. N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Uabimicrobium, a microbe named after Uab, a hungry giant in Palauan mythology
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Uabimicrobi-), u-a-bi-mi-KRO-bi-um
Type species: "Candidatus Uabimicrobium amorphum" corrig. Shiratori et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Shiratori T, Suzuki S, Kakizawa Y, Ishida KI. Phagocytosis-like cell engulfment by a planctomycete bacterium. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5529.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4671.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Candidatus Uab" Shiratori et al. 2019 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Uabimicrobium amorphum" corrig. Shiratori et al. 2019 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Uabimicrobium helgolandensis" Wurzbacher et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Uabimicrobiaceae" Lodha et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Lodha T, Narvekar S, Karodi P. Classification of uncultivated anammox bacteria and Candidatus Uabimicrobium into new classes and provisional nomenclature as Candidatus Brocadiia classis nov. and Candidatus Uabimicrobiia classis nov. of the phylum Planctomycetes and novel family Candidatus Scalinduaceae fam. nov to accommodate the genus Candidatus Scalindua. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126272.
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Record number: 11694