Name: "Chlorobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006
Category, proposed as: phylum, phyl. nov.
Etymology: Chlo.ro.bac.te’ri.a. Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, yellow green; N.L. neut. pl. n. bacteria, plural of bacterium; N.L. neut. pl. n. Chlorobacteria, group of bacteria named after the colour of the photosynthetic species (not formed from a genus name)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khlo-ro-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter
Type order: Chloroflexales Gupta et al. 2013
Original publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19. 
🇬🇧
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Chloroflexota Garrity and Holt 2021
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Chloroflexi" Garrity and Holt 2001 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Chloroflexota" Whitman et al. 2018 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Chloroflexaeota" Oren et al. 2015 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| Chloroflexota Garrity and Holt 2021 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
🇬🇧
🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242. 🇩🇪
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.873Link copied to clipboard
