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Phylum Bacteroidota
Name: Bacteroidota Krieg et al. 2021
Etymology: Bac.te.ro.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
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. 
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 "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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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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🧒 Li et al. (2024) assigned the family Splendidivirgaceae Li et al. 2024 to this phylum.
Publication:
Li J, Luo J, Li M, Wang C, Hu S, Lu K, Wang G. Splendidivirga corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Agaribacillus aureus gen. nov., sp. nov., two bacteria isolated from coral Porites lutea, and proposal of Splendidivirgaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6376.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) 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 occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Bacteoidota"; "Bacteridota"; "Bacteriodota"; "Bacteroideta"; "Bacteroioda"; "Bacteroiota"; "Bacteroridota".
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Krieg et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1474; JCM: 1230; DSM: 1159; NBRC: 599; CCUG: 481; CIP: 382; ATCC: 368; MCCC: 337; CGMCC: 328; CECT: 167.
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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: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 11
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Bacteroidetia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 inaccurate spelling misspelling (and no standing) Bacteroidia Krieg 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Bacteroidia" corrig. Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym (and no standing) [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 (not pro-correct name) Cytophagia Nakagawa 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct 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
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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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