Name: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024

Category: Kingdom

Proposed as: regn. nov.

Etymology: Ba.cil.la’ti. L. masc. n. Bacillus, type genus of the kingdom; N.L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ati, ending to denote a kingdom; N.L. fem. pl. n. Bacillati, the Bacillus kingdom

Type genus: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Terrabacterida" Luketa 2012	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) to this kingdom. Publication: Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Oren and Göker) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Göker and Oren).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 9368; JCM: 6386; ATCC: 4407; NBRC: 3517; NRRL: 2567; KCTC: 2440; CCUG: 2322; CIP: 2249; IFO: 2033; CGMCC: 1645.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 42

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Actinobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Actinobacteria" (ex Margulis 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow 2012	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Actinobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Altimarinota" corrig. Rinke et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym
    "Armatimonadaeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Armatimonadetes" Tamaki et al. 2011	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Armatimonadota Tamaki et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Armatimonadota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Bacillaeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Bacillota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Chlorobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Chloroflexaeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Chloroflexi" Garrity and Holt 2001	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Chloroflexota Garrity and Holt 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Chloroflexota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Cyanobacteria" Woese et al. 1985	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Desulfotomaculota" Watanabe et al. 2019	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Endobacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1998) Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Firmicutes" (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Garrity and Holt 2001	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Candidatus Gracilibacteria" Rinke et al. 2013	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Halanaerobiaeota" Alsufyani 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Candidatus Lithacetigenota" Nobu et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name (not pro-correct name)
    "Candidatus Microgenomates" Rinke et al. 2013	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Microgenomatota" corrig. Rinke et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym
    Minisyncoccota Nakajima et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mollicutaeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Mollicutota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Mycoplasmatota Murray 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Pacebacteria" Brown et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Paceibacterota" corrig. Brown et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Parcubacteria" Rinke et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym (and no pro-standing)
    "Candidatus Patescibacteriota" Dutkiewicz et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym (and no pro-standing)
    "Candidatus Saccharibacteria" Albertsen et al. 2013	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Saccharimonadota" corrig. Albertsen et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym
    "Tenericutes" (Murray 1984) Brown 2010	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Thermodesulfobiota Frolov et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Bacteria Woese et al. 2024

Assigned by: Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.

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