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Phylum Atribacterota
Name: Atribacterota Katayama et al. 2021
Etymology: A.tri.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Atribacter, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Atribacterota, the Atribacter phylum
Type genus: Atribacter Katayama et al. 2021
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 "Candidatus Atribacteria" Dodsworth et al. 2013 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling "Atribacterota" Katayama et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Candidatus Atribacterota" corrig. Dodsworth et al. 2013 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Caldatribacteriota" Hahn et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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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 genus Atribacter Katayama et al. 2021 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.
- 🔧 This taxon name is a replacement for "Candidatus Atribacterota" corrig. Dodsworth et al. 2013.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Katayama et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; DSM: 1; KCTC: 1; B: 1; NBRC: 1.
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🧍 The Notification List gives Katayama 2021 as authority but the protologue refers to Katayama et al. (2020) for the properties of the taxon.
Publication:
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.
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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: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Atribacteria Katayama et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Candidatus Phoenicimicrobiia" Jiao et al. 2024 not validly published preferred name
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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: 25903
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