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Phylum "Actinobacteriota"
Name: "Actinobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018
Etymology: Ac.ti.no.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. Actinobacteriota, the phylum of the class Actinobacteria
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-bak-te-ri-O-ta, neuter
Type uncategorized: "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow and Williams 1983
Original publication:
Whitman WB, Oren A, Chuvochina M, da Costa MS, Garrity GM, Rainey FA, Rossello-Mora R, Schink B, Sutcliffe I, Trujillo ME, et al. Proposal of the suffix -ota to denote phyla. Addendum to 'Proposal to include the rank of phylum in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:967-969. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow 2012 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Actinobacteria" (ex Margulis 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Actinobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Acitinobacteriota"; "Actinobaciota"; "Actinobacteroidota"; "Actinobacterota"; "Actinobateriota"; "Actinohacteriota"; "Actionobacteriota".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 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: 3171
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