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Genus "Candidatus Velthaea"
Name: "Candidatus Velthaea" Ji et al. 2021
Etymology: Vel.thae’a. N.L. fem. n. Velthaea, bacterium named after ancient Etruscan earth god Veltha, in reference to the recovery from soil
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Velthae-), wel-THA͡E-a
Type species: "Candidatus Velthaea versatilis" Ji et al. 2021
Effective publication:
Ji M, Williams TJ, Montgomery K, Wong HL, Zaugg J, Berengut JF, Bissett A, Chuvochina M, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Candidatus Eremiobacterota, a metabolically and phylogenetically diverse terrestrial phylum with acid-tolerant adaptations. ISME J 2021; 15:2692-2707. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Ji et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family "Candidatus Baltobacteraceae" Ward et al. 2019.
Publication:
Ji M, Williams TJ, Montgomery K, Wong HL, Zaugg J, Berengut JF, Bissett A, Chuvochina M, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Candidatus Eremiobacterota, a metabolically and phylogenetically diverse terrestrial phylum with acid-tolerant adaptations. ISME J 2021; 15:2692-2707.
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🧕 Ji et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family "Candidatus Baltobacteraceae" Ward et al. 2019.
Publication:
Ji M, Williams TJ, Montgomery K, Wong HL, Zaugg J, Berengut JF, Bissett A, Chuvochina M, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Candidatus Eremiobacterota, a metabolically and phylogenetically diverse terrestrial phylum with acid-tolerant adaptations. ISME J 2021; 15:2692-2707.
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 Velthaea versatilis" Ji et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: Vulcanimicrobiaceae Yabe et al. 2024
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 33241
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