Phylum "Candidatus Altarchaeota"

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

Gender: neuter

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

Original 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 phylum list no. 1." Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus phyla. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023

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 four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024.

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Record number: 38921
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