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Phylum "Chlamydiota"
Name: "Chlamydiota" Whitman et al. 2018
Etymology: Chla.my.di.o’ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. Chlamydiota, the phylum of the class Chlamydiae
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khla-my-di-O-ta, neuter
Type class: Chlamydiae Cavalier-Smith 2002
Original publication:
Whitman WB, Oren A, Chuvochina M, da Costa MS, Garrity GM, Rainey FA, Rossello-Mora R, Schink B, Sutcliffe I, Trujillo ME, et al. Proposal of the suffix -ota to denote phyla. Addendum to 'Proposal to include the rank of phylum in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:967-969. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Chlamydiota Garrity and Holt 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Chlamydiae" Garrity and Holt 2001 homotypic synonym, not validly published Chlamydiota Garrity and Holt 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Chlamydaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Chlamydiota Garrity and Holt 2021.
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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🚃 The type class of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Planctobacteria".
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
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🚃 The type class of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Planctobacteria".
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19. 🇬🇧
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Chlamydiota Garrity and Holt 2021.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
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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: 9000
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