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Kingdom "Korarchaeota"
Name: "Korarchaeota" Barns et al. 1996
Etymology: Kor.ar.chae.o’ta. Gr. masc. n. koros, "young man" or kore (kore) "young woman, " for the early divergence of this group during the evolution of Archaea (koros); Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, "ancient, primitive" (archaios); N.L. neut. pl. n. Korarchaeota, the Candidatus Korarchaeum phylum
Original publication:
Barns SM, Delwiche CF, Palmer JD, Pace NR. Perspectives on archaeal diversity, thermophily and monophyly from environmental rRNA sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:9188-9193. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Thermoproteati Guy and Ettema 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Proteoarchaeota" Petitjean et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Crenarchaeida" Luketa 2012 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Thermoproteati Guy and Ettema 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧒 Elkins et al. (2008) assigned the genus "Candidatus Korarchaeum" Elkins et al. 2008 to this kingdom.
Publication:
Elkins JG, Podar M, Graham DE, Makarova KS, Wolf Y, Randau L, Hedlund BP, Brochier-Armanet C, Kunin V, Anderson I, et al. A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:8102-8107.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Korachaeota"; "Korearchaeota".
- 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
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🧒 Elkins et al. (2008) assigned the genus "Candidatus Korarchaeum" Elkins et al. 2008 to this kingdom.
Publication:
Elkins JG, Podar M, Graham DE, Makarova KS, Wolf Y, Randau L, Hedlund BP, Brochier-Armanet C, Kunin V, Anderson I, et al. A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:8102-8107.
Parent taxon: Archaea Woese et al. 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
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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Record number: 787
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