Etymology:Chla.my.di.o’ta.N.L. fem. n.Chlamydia, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff.-ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n.Chlamydiota, the Chlamydia phylum
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
🧕 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. 🇩🇪
🧕 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. 🇮🇱
🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (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 was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.Publication:
Borel N, Greub G, For The Icsp Subcommittee On The Taxonomy Of Chlamydiae. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Chlamydiae: March 25, meeting of the Chlamydia Basic Research Society, Berlin, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7044. 🇨🇭
✏ The authority of the taxon name (Garrity and Holt) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 25; DSM: 24; CSUR: 12; B: 3.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2 Total number of child taxa: 3