Name: Fusobacteriati Battistuzzi and Hedges 2024

Category: Kingdom

Proposed as: regn. nov.

Etymology: Fu.so.bac.te.ri.a’ti. N.L. neut. n. Fusobacterium, type genus of the kingdom; N.L. masc. pl. n. suff. -ati, ending to denote a kingdom; N.L. masc. pl. n. Fusobacteriati, the Fusobacterium kingdom

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-te-ri-A-ti, masculine

Type genus: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (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
    "Fusobacterida" Luketa 2012	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned the genus Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (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 (Battistuzzi and Hedges) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Göker and Oren).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 56; CCUG: 42; ATCC: 38; JCM: 29; NCTC: 20; CIP: 13; NCIMB: 4; MCCC: 4; CGMCC: 4; KCTC: 4.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Fusobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	not validly published	synonym
    "Fusobacteria" Garrity and Holt 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Fusobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym
    Fusobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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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