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Order Mycobacteriales
Name: Mycobacteriales Cavalier-Smith 2002
Etymology: My.co.bac.te.ri.a’les. N.L. neut. n. Mycobacterium, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Mycobacteriales, the Mycobacterium order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-te-ri-A-les, feminine
Type genus: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Correct name: Mycobacteriales Janke 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycobacteriales Janke 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Corynebacteriales Goodfellow and Jones 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Arabobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Myasobacteriales"; "Mycnhacteriales"; "Mycobacmriales"; "Mycobactariales"; "Mymobacteriales".
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🧍 Mycobacteriales Cavalier-Smith 2002 is illegitimate because it has no priority.
Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Arabobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
Parent taxon: Actinomycetes Krassilnikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)
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. —
Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 122. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5481.
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Record number: 7147
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