Name: "Candidatus Nanosynbacterales" McLean et al. 2020

Category: Order

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Na.no.syn.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. masc. n. Nanosynbacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Nanosynbacterales, the Candidatus Nanosynbacter order

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-no-syn-bak-te-RA-les, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Nanosynbacter" McLean et al. 2020

Original publication: McLean JS, Bor B, Kerns KA, Liu Q, To TT, Solden L, Hendrickson EL, Wrighton K, Shi W, He X. Acquisition and Adaptation of Ultra-small Parasitic Reduced Genome Bacteria to Mammalian Hosts. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107939. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Nanogingivalales" corrig. McLean et al. 2020

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Saccharimonadia" corrig. Lemos et al. 2019

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. — 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: 29715
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