Name: "Candidatus Altarchaeota" corrig. Seitz et al. 2016

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Alt.ar.chae.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Altarchaeum, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Altarchaeota, the Candidatus Altarchaeum phylum

Pronunciation, gender: alt-ar-k^ha͡e-O-ta, neuter

Type genus: "Candidatus Altarchaeum" corrig. Probst et al. 2014

Effective publication: Seitz KW, Lazar CS, Hinrichs KU, Teske AP, Baker BJ. Genomic reconstruction of a novel, deeply branched sediment archaeal phylum with pathways for acetogenesis and sulfur reduction. ISME J 2016; 10:1696-1705.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Candidatus list no. 5. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Altiarchaeota" Seitz et al. 2016	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Candidatus Altarchaeia" Dong et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Rinke et al. (2021) assigned this phylum to the superphylum "DPANN" Rinke et al. 2013. Publication: Rinke C, Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Davin AA, Waite DW, Whitman WB, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. A standardized archaeal taxonomy for the Genome Taxonomy Database. Nat Microbiol 2021; 6:946-959.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Altarchaeia" Rinke et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Altiarchaeia" Chuvochina et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Nanobdellati Rinke 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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Record number: 38921