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Phylum Aquificota
Name: Aquificota Reysenbach 2021
Etymology: A.qui.fi.co’ta. N.L. masc. n. Aquifex, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Aquificota, the Aquifex phylum
Pronunciation, gender: a-kwi-fi-KO-ta, neuter
Type genus: Aquifex Huber and Stetter 1992
Valid publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Aquificota" Whitman et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published Thermosulfidibacterota Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Aquificae" Reysenbach 2001 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Thermosulfidibacterota" Montecillo 2024 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Aquithermota" Cavalier-Smith 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Aquificaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
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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🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class Aquificae Reysenbach 2002 to this phylum.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Aquifex Huber and Stetter 1992 to this phylum.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Reysenbach) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 33; JCM: 28; OCM: 7; ATCC: 6; NBRC: 2; CIP: 1; MCCC: 1; IAM: 1; CGMCC: 1; IFO: 1.
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 7
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Aquificae Reysenbach 2002 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Aquificia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym Aquificia corrig. Reysenbach 2002 validly published under the ICNP correct name Desulfurobacteriia Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Epsilobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 validly published under the ICNP, rejected name synonym Thermosulfidibacteria Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Thermosulfidibacteria" Montecillo 2024 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 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: 62476
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