Name: Bacteroidota Krieg et al. 2021
Etymology: Bac.ter.o.i.do’ta. N.L. masc. n. Bacteroides, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Bacteroidota, the Bacteroides phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-i-DO-ta, neuter
Type genus: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
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. 
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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
| Name | Kind |
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| "Bacteroidetes" Krieg et al. 2010 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Bacteroidaeota" Oren et al. 2015 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Bacteroidota" Whitman et al. 2018 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 12
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Bacteroidetia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Bacteroidia Krieg 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bacteroidia" corrig. Cavalier-Smith 2020 | not validly published | synonym |
| [Bacteroidota, not assigned to class] | artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis | |
| Chitinophagia Munoz et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Costitxiia" Gago et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Cytophagia Nakagawa 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Eximiradiia" Podosokorskaya et al. 2026 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Flavobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 | validly published under the ICNP, rejected name | synonym |
| Flavobacteriia Bernardet 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Saprospiria Hahnke et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sphingobacteriia Kämpfer 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
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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